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Anyone here who was diagnosed with HPV or genital warts during pregnancy?

Hi! I'm 8mos. pregnant and just a few weeks ago found i have HPV or genital warts. Really frustrating! My first doctor or OB didn't care to check my private part until I switched to a diff. doctor and that when she check my private part and diagnosed me with HPV. This is a sexually transmitted disease so more likely I contracted this to either my present partner or the those guys i have sexual contact to in the past. It feels like a karma to me bec. of all the times it will occur why now that im pregnant and close to my due date. I've been noticing it months ago but ignore it since it didn't bother me at all. I did some research about it and based on what ive read it wont harm my unborn child but the doctor is saying that if i have until my due normal delivery is not an option bec. the baby will have infection once it come out. So she advised me to undergo electrocauterization. She performed it yesterday and the local anaesthesia pretty hurts!!! She prescribed me with an ointment as well after that. I was just hoping it will not recur until i give birth so that I can have a normal delivery!!! pretty depressing...
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& there are two different types of hpv. The one I have can devel.into cervical cancer.  Then there is hpv Gw.  Which is whaylt I do not have but a friend of mine does.  She couldn't have her children naturally,  and had to have a c-cection.  
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I have hpv,  found out when I was pregnant with my daughter six years ago. & no the GW.  Its hpv that can turn into cervical cancer.  

I have had all my children naturally.  No complications.  You'll just have to have your normal vag check up every year, and if they find something "like a cyst" they will take a culture of it to make sure it's not cancer, if it's not they will have you come in every six months to check on it until it dissapears.

Its not something to freak over. You cannot give it to anyone.  Only a male can pass it to a female.  Over the years all of my pap smears have been great but a few  and after checking they always go away.

But good luck with your pregnancy!!  
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I've had hpv no to GW since I was 20 an this will be my second natural birth since I found out I had it. It's pretty much a struggle sometimes . But other that getting an examination done once every 6 months. An occasional having biopsy it's not extremely bad. I've had 2 Leep procedure too. Tge only thing they were concerned about with this pregnancy is if I would make it to full term. An I'm due the 11th of this month. An there actually going to induce me in the morning.
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I have been living with herpes virus for 10yrs now. It isn't even an issue anymore. I'm on my second pregnancy and to be on the safe side as a precaution I take Valtrex to keep outbreaks at bay starting about a month before my due date so I can deliver vaginally. If I didn't do this they would have to preform a c-section. When incontracted HPV in my early 20's I thought I would never have children or fall in love again for that matter. The best choice is to do what's healthiest and safest for you and your baby. I am so sorry to hear that you are dealing with this issue while pregnant. It totally ***** to deal with it even when you aren't pregnant. I'm just happy we don't live in the Stone Age anymore. Yay modern medicine!
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