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Is Sexual Intercourse Safe In Case Of HPV Infection During Pregnancy?

okay, I am 30 weeks pregnate and I found out last week that I have HPV and that it is progressing into cervical cancer. They are waiting until the baby is born to do the biopsy for know for sure. Is it safe for me to have sex with my husband and does he need to be checked for HPV. We have only been together 2 years and before that I was married before. Does my exhusband need to be checked also?
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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HI,
Thanks for the query.
I understand your concern.
HPV is generally transmitted by genital contact. Apart from this hand genital route also can self infect & transmit to sex partner.
* In my view as you are mentioning about possibility of cervical cancer.. I feel it would be best to avoid sex these days. In case it acn no be . use at least condom .. to help transmission of the virus to your husband.Be careful for hand-genital transmission.
* most of the sub clinical HPV infections resolve completely by 2 years.. so testing of your Ex husband can be skipped ( better to get it done & exclude ) BUT your present husband must be tested for the virus & treated as per the results.
Thanks.
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Is Sexual Intercourse Safe In Case Of HPV Infection During Pregnancy?

HI, Thanks for the query. I understand your concern. HPV is generally transmitted by genital contact. Apart from this hand genital route also can self infect & transmit to sex partner. * In my view as you are mentioning about possibility of cervical cancer.. I feel it would be best to avoid sex these days. In case it acn no be . use at least condom .. to help transmission of the virus to your husband.Be careful for hand-genital transmission. * most of the sub clinical HPV infections resolve completely by 2 years.. so testing of your Ex husband can be skipped ( better to get it done & exclude ) BUT your present husband must be tested for the virus & treated as per the results. Thanks.