HPV infection in pregnancy

What you should know about HPV, genital warts and pregnancy?

 

Due to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy, warts may increase in size and number. Only if the injuries are too large to interfere in the passage of the baby through the birth canal, it is that cesarean section may be indicated. Otherwise, minor injury, microscopic or infants not contraindicate vaginal birth.

As for the babies of mothers who have genital warts in the vast majority of these are born healthy, and there is minimal risk of developing warts in the future.

It is very important that pregnant inform your doctor during prenatal care if she or her sexual partner has had or have HPV.

Who has HPV can get pregnant?

 

Genital HPV infection alone does not contraindicate pregnancy, if there are lesions induced by HPV (genital warts much like lesions in the vagina and cervix) the ideal is to treat first and then get pregnant. If pregnancy occurs in the presence of these lesions there is no major problems, but the warts can become larger in size and quantity due to the characteristic hormonal stimulation of pregnancy and there is greater difficulty in treatment.

There is the possibility of HPV being transmitted to the fetus or newborn and cause warts in the larynx of the newborn and / or warts on the genitals. The risk appears to be greater in cases of lesions such as genital warts, even in these cases the risk of occurrence of this type of transmission is low.

Who have HPV infection, genital warts or CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia) can breastfeed?

 

For the occurrence of HPV transmission are needed skin-to-skin and a wound type so that the virus penetrates the skin (the ideal situation is intercourse, in addition to skin-to-skin friction exists penis in the vagina that ends up making micro trauma - imperceptible to the naked eye - for entry of the virus into the skin). So if the mother's breasts do not have HPV injury there is no risk of HPV transmission during breastfeeding.