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I have a friend who was recently diagnosed with HPV. She recently got married to a gentleman in the ARMY, and she recently had laser surgery to remove the virus. She told me a few days ago that she is now pregnant. I was wondering if HPV can be passed on to the baby when the baby is born? Can HPV be treated with laser removal? Does it ever 'go away'? I'm just a little freaked out over this, because she doens't seem too worried about the disease, and I'm just concerned for her baby, and most of all, her husband. She said she ended up getting it from the guy she was dating before her husband. It's just scary to know that my friend is having a baby, and she has HPV. I'm worried about her. Any thoughts on this? Please let me know. Thanks bunches.

Answers:
Since you said she had laser to remove it, I am assuming that she has Cervical Dysplasia and not the warts. It is very safe to give birth while you have dysplasia. since HPV is what causes dysplasia you can get rid of the dysplasia, but she will always have HPV, and her hubby does have it! He may never get anything from it..there is no testing for it for men, but they are carriers. The Doc will monitor her and the baby since dysplasia can come back at anytime. Some women have numerous LEEP or laser surgeries to get rid of their re-occuring dysplasia (but usually not during pregnancy) but many go on to have very successful births. She isn't concerned because she has a good Doc..and that is very comforting. He must have explained all this to her. And really..to not worry about this is good for her and the baby.Stress isn't!
I wish her luck and she is very lucky to have a friend like you who cares so much!

Not a big deal at all, the baby wont get it, and the Center for Disease Control has reported that more than 50% of sexually active people have HPV. Do you hear half of the people complaining? Nope. But know there is a vaccine to prevent it. The biggest concern is that HPV can turn into cervical cancer. But the baby and the guy will be fine.

HPV is unlikely to affect your pregnancy or your baby's health. If you have genital warts, they may grow faster during pregnancy, possibly from the extra vaginal discharge that provides the virus with a moist growing environment, hormonal changes, or changes in your immune system. In most cases the warts won't pose any problems for you or your baby.

It's possible for you to pass the virus to your baby, but this doesn't happen very often. Even if your child does contract HPV, he's likely to overcome it on his own without any symptoms or problems.

In the unlikely event that your child gets the type of HPV that causes genital warts, he may develop warts on his vocal cords and other areas sometime in infancy or childhood. This condition, called recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, is very serious, but fortunately it's also rare

i was also told by my doc that a person can even have hpv for 3years+ w/o it being detected in a pap

it can be passed to the baby if she is having an outbreak at the time.
it doesnt go away.
her man probably has it but will never know because it causes NO symptoms in men.

Well I'm pregnant and have HPV. My daughter never got it when I gave birth to her. But this pregnancy I had warts show up. My dr. said it's very unlikely that my baby will get warts, but it can happen. You can't get rid of HPV with a laser treatment either. You can get rid of warts that way, but they might come back down the road. Also if she had some kind of cancerous cells or something they could use a laser to take off part of her cervix. But just because she had laser treatment, does not mean she is cured. She will have this for the rest of her life!!

hey...really, don't sweat it. I've researched this question several times and EVERY SINGLE answer has been NO. It can't be transmitted to the baby. YEA!

Go to my HPV page it has the info you are looking for:
http://www.magnetic-diet.com/hpv/hpv-1.h...

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