HPV infertility

[Erikaj1989]

Hi everyone

So this is my first time ever posting and I don’t even know if I’ve done it right

So I got diagnosed with HPV 1 year ago. Due to have my next screening in nov

I want to start trying soon, if it comes back positive again for HPV does this mean that my chances of getting pregnant are low?

I’ve read that it affects fertility?

Also my partner doesn’t know and the doctor said I didn’t need to tell him, I might of even got it from him. So I haven’t said anything?

Am I a bad person? Will I be infertile? If it comes back again HPV after 1 year is it bad? Does alcohol make it worse? I drink every week and read it does

Please help and be kind xxx

First of all you need to tell your partner since there is evidence that it can effect male fertility.
Secondly if you know you are positive you should be using condoms so you don’t pass it on to your partner.
It is the most common sexually transmitted disease and there is a vaccine so maybe consider having the vaccine.
The biggest risk is cervical cancer and oral cancer. Oral sex allows the virus to infect the oral cavity.
The good news is that it generally clears up by itself. But if you are concerned ask your GP about possible treatments.

Please don’t worry. About 80% of people have HPV. It is nothing to be ashamed of and usually goes away by itself. Smoking can make it stick around, so if you smoke, stop now.

Re fertility, I also read online that it affects fertility and so spoke to the nurse. She was very chilled and breezy and said it was no biggie. I ended up getting pregnant straight away and it’s gone now anyway. The nurse said no point having the vaccine until after you have cleared it. She also said that it isn’t just sexually transmitted but through skin to skin contact and there is no reason why you shouldn’t ditch the condoms and try for a baby. Do tell your partner though.

In short: relax! You are going to be fine and should feel absolutely zero shame. It’s everywhere!

I’ve been HPV+ at my last two smears and I’m currently 23 weeks!

I think you need to relax a bit. Majority of women will have it at some stage in their lives and it usually just clears up. I didn’t do anything differently when I got tested positive to it and my partner knows but he also knows that most people get it randomly 🤷🏻‍♀️

I was HPV + at my last smear (July 2020) and I'm now pregnant from our first IVF attempt. We only needed IVF because my husband previously had a vasectomy, nothing to do with the HPV. My IVF clinic and my midwife all know about the HPV and literally no one has ever commented on it other than to say make sure I get a smear after the baby is born. HPV is so common and can be spread by non sexual contact too, almost everyone is guaranteed to have it at some point!

The vast majority of people (prior to widespread vaccination anyway) contracted HPV at some point and it doesn't seem to have held back population growth so don't worry.

Hi thanks everyone for the replies

I didn't use condoms with him initially as I didn't know I had it, we hadn't had sex but we're sexually intimate with each other.

If it goes away this time round I assume that you can't keep passing it back and forth as I've read that both people involved get immune to it?

Also the vaccine is not available to me and the nurse said I can't have it because I'm to old
I'm 32....

Hi, you can pay to have the vaccine privately. They do it at Superdrug I think.

You might well be passing it back and forth so it’s worth keeping an eye on it and not missing your smears. It can also lie dormant and then flare up. But it’s all fine as long as you are checked regularly!