Will HPV affect my ability to have children?
Not in most cases it shouldn't. This virus is basically harmless, except in cases of severe dysplasia. This is the only time I could see it affecting your fertility, and even so it is not because of the virus itself, but because of the operations you may have to undergo to get rid of the bad cells on your cervix. These procedures involve scraping the cervix to eliminate the dysplasia, and occasionally they could complicate birth later - but don't usually. Otherwise, you shouldn't be concerned.

Can I give HPV to my children at birth?
Vertical transmission, as it's called, is uncommon. However, if your child is going to contract HPV at birth, it would be in the form of warts in their mouth. The risk of a mother with HPV giving it to her baby at birth, according to the RRP (recurring respiratory papilloma) website, is 1 in 400 (0.25%). Having a c-section will reduce the risk of a baby getting warts; however, doctors do not opt for a c-section unless the warts are actually blocking the birth canal, and this is because the risk of a c-section is considerably more than the risk of the baby getting warts.

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