I’m not talking about infertility, just the fact that you need to stop using protection to have them.
When a person has HPV and not the other, and they want a child, do they do it anyways with the risk of infecting the other person? Is there a treatment? Or they need to use IVF?
I really don’t understand how it works. I also hear that you can test negative and suddenly have a positive result, and that the virus can get “deactivated” and you can have it without spreading it.
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I had HPV at a previous pap smear. I was so scared but they were very clear that it’s not classed as an STI even though it kind of is one, because it is so common, usually clears itself up and is often harmless.
If you’re diagnosed with HPV at a pap smear u should get your next one done in a year rather than the usual 5 or so, just in case. If you don’t keep an eye on it, there is some danger of it progressing into something more serious. But it’s not a cancer sentence, shouldn’t be treated like an STI and won’t harm a baby.
If you’re pregnant and have genital herpes, you should speak to health providers early to prevent transmission to the baby at birth, but that is a separate and controllable issue
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