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Can I still Have Children?
I am a 19 year old female who is scared out of her mind. I was 4 months pregnant when i found out i had HPV and not even a week later on Thanksgiving Day i ended up having a spontanious misscarriage. I woul dlike to be come a mother when i get older, someone told me that is was impossible to become pregnant or even carry to full term if i do concieve... Please help. I also been having pain in my lower abdomen like little waves of shock. could it just be im ovulation or does it have anything to do with the HPV?
Hi there, you may or may not already know this but I thought I would throw it own there just in case. The reason why a woman should wait to become pregnant when there is either an active HPV infection or cervical dysplasia is because pregnacy tends to create an environment for HPV and dysplasia to thrive because her immune system is down. It can quickly cause a mild CIN1 dysplasia to progress and even for some women it can cause dysplasia to develop into invasive cancer prior to delivering the baby. Most doctors prefer not to treat dysplasia during the pregnancy because of possible complications from it, like miscarriage or infection, etc.
Do you know if you are still testing postive for HPV? The faster an infection is cleared the easier it is for you body to rid itself of mild dysplasia. Hopefully with a healthy lifestyle (exercise, lots of cruiciferous vegetables, low stress) and strong immune system you can clear any active HPV infection you might currently have and rid yourself of the dysplasia quickly!
Do you know if you are still testing postive for HPV? The faster an infection is cleared the easier it is for you body to rid itself of mild dysplasia. Hopefully with a healthy lifestyle (exercise, lots of cruiciferous vegetables, low stress) and strong immune system you can clear any active HPV infection you might currently have and rid yourself of the dysplasia quickly!
I understand your fear, I have always been good with children, none of my own yet at 35, recently got confirmed CIN 1 HPV dysplasia, and my gyn stated that I will not be able to get pregnat safely for at least a year and a half, so by the time my body will be free to get pregnant I will be 37 and kind of makes me sad, since I know will be very difficult to get a safe pregnancy. I have always been extremely regular on my period, so I understand it is nothing to do with the HPV messing with my cycle, still there are many concerns about the future and that makes me anxious, I do not have any experiences on having babies while HPV but I have read alot lately about this matter and seems like if you wish it you can make it happen, what I would say is that after all, most of the pregnancies are to be taken care and pampered and since we all here know we have been already exposed to HPV the plus I think would be that you are more aware and in the knowledge than other women around who saddly are still in the un-aware stituation.
Wish you the best and all the health!
Wish you the best and all the health!
HPV itself does not affect a woman's ability to become pregnant or maintain a pregnancy. HPV can however cause dysplasia of the cervix (as well as vagina and vulva) which if moderate or severe can require medical intervention (usually removed by LEEP or cone biopsy) For the most part a woman can have a LEEP or cone biopsy without any complications but for a few they can develop an incompetent cervix which can lead to early labour. It is easily taken care of by a cerclage (a stitch put in your cervix to keep it closed during pregnancy). If you ever do require a LEEP or CB, then when you do become pregnant you will need to inform your doctor so that they can monitor your cervix. Another rare complication is cervical stenosis (shrinking of the cervical canal) which can occur for less than 5% of women who have received a cervical surgery and if it does occur it is usually only in women who have had a cone biopsy.
Have you obtained a copy of your medical records? I suggest this be your next step. I wonder if the reason that your paps continue to come back as abnormal and your colposcopies not show anything significant is really actually coming back as mild dysplasia (CIN1). Most doctors will not treat CIN1 because 90% of the time a woman is able to rid the dysplasia on her own without any medical treatment. The more surgeries on the cervix the higher the possibility of future complications during a pregnancy. Do you know if you doctor has performed an ecc (endocervical curettage) during any of the colposcopies? This is a sampling from high up in the endocervix because this area cannot be viewed during a colpscopy. I would check to see if this has been done, if not I would ask for one if you received another abnormal pap.
Have you obtained a copy of your medical records? I suggest this be your next step. I wonder if the reason that your paps continue to come back as abnormal and your colposcopies not show anything significant is really actually coming back as mild dysplasia (CIN1). Most doctors will not treat CIN1 because 90% of the time a woman is able to rid the dysplasia on her own without any medical treatment. The more surgeries on the cervix the higher the possibility of future complications during a pregnancy. Do you know if you doctor has performed an ecc (endocervical curettage) during any of the colposcopies? This is a sampling from high up in the endocervix because this area cannot be viewed during a colpscopy. I would check to see if this has been done, if not I would ask for one if you received another abnormal pap.
Hi Jennifer
Im 21 yrs old and I've had HPV for 1yr and a half going on two. I'm curious like you are about if were still able to have kids even though we have that! I found out that I had that 2-3 weeks after I delivered my 4 yr old. I've be having really bad pains in my pelvis area and it gets worse when I start my period. I get colposcopies after colpos done every 6 months and they tell me that I'm ok but every time I go bacl to my private doctor I get my paps and they always come back abnormal. If only there was someone out there that can help me with what I really feel. Seriously My question is if we are still able to have kids? Who will really know the answer to my question because I will like to have a beautiful baby girl without complications or it dosent matter really but have more kids period.
Im 21 yrs old and I've had HPV for 1yr and a half going on two. I'm curious like you are about if were still able to have kids even though we have that! I found out that I had that 2-3 weeks after I delivered my 4 yr old. I've be having really bad pains in my pelvis area and it gets worse when I start my period. I get colposcopies after colpos done every 6 months and they tell me that I'm ok but every time I go bacl to my private doctor I get my paps and they always come back abnormal. If only there was someone out there that can help me with what I really feel. Seriously My question is if we are still able to have kids? Who will really know the answer to my question because I will like to have a beautiful baby girl without complications or it dosent matter really but have more kids period.
i was diagnosed with herpes 1 a year ago..now 5 months ago i found out i have hpv..the high risk one that causes cancer..yet i want children but am afraid to let another man touch me..this is for mjodel it is hard to date with this..ive been on std dating sites thats how im moving on..im talking to a few guys who have an std an it is helping me get through it
"now only to find out recently my obgyn (stated that my warts are apparently there again!) And we all know that that can be CANCEROUS!,,which for me is a nightmare! "
If you have genital warts, you have low risk HPV which is NOT CANCEROUS. If your doctor told you, you have cervical dysplasia/cell changes/etc. that may become cancerous, then you have high risk HPV as well (meaning you have at least 2 different strains). But if you haven't been diagnosed with the latter and only with warts, then you only have low risk HPV, which isn't dangerous in the slightest.
Also, having genital herpes doesn't mean you have to use safe sex measures for the rest of your life, I have many friends with herpes whose (uninfected) partners have decided to not use protective measures. It's a decision you and your partner(s) will have to make. There are still ways to do this and not infect your partner. And many people with herpes go on to have completely normal, fulfilling relationships with uninfected partners. And HPV goes away in the majority of healthy individuals, so that isn't even an issue in future relationships past a certain point, typically since it no longer even needs to be disclosed (because you can't transmit it anymore). The herpes board can educate you even further with all herpes matters, too, they know tons there!
And to the original poster, you can still have babies and conceive. I have a friend who had part of her cervix removed to a LEEP procedure, so she will have to be on bed rest towards the end of her pregnancy, but having HPV does not usually affect fertility and definitely does not rob you of your ability to have children.
If you have genital warts, you have low risk HPV which is NOT CANCEROUS. If your doctor told you, you have cervical dysplasia/cell changes/etc. that may become cancerous, then you have high risk HPV as well (meaning you have at least 2 different strains). But if you haven't been diagnosed with the latter and only with warts, then you only have low risk HPV, which isn't dangerous in the slightest.
Also, having genital herpes doesn't mean you have to use safe sex measures for the rest of your life, I have many friends with herpes whose (uninfected) partners have decided to not use protective measures. It's a decision you and your partner(s) will have to make. There are still ways to do this and not infect your partner. And many people with herpes go on to have completely normal, fulfilling relationships with uninfected partners. And HPV goes away in the majority of healthy individuals, so that isn't even an issue in future relationships past a certain point, typically since it no longer even needs to be disclosed (because you can't transmit it anymore). The herpes board can educate you even further with all herpes matters, too, they know tons there!
And to the original poster, you can still have babies and conceive. I have a friend who had part of her cervix removed to a LEEP procedure, so she will have to be on bed rest towards the end of her pregnancy, but having HPV does not usually affect fertility and definitely does not rob you of your ability to have children.
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