Can I get pregnant if I have high risk of HPV?

I believe that many people are very concerned about their own body changes and some big and small issues in their lives. For example, people with high risk of HPV, although they must pay attention to careful care to prevent infection in normal times, there are also many patients who are already pregnant. At this time, whether they can continue to keep the child and whether they can continue the pregnancy has become a problem of concern to everyone?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the female genital tract is a very common disease. With the popularization of cervical cancer knowledge, many people have some understanding of HPV and know that HPV is closely related to the occurrence of cervical cancer. It has been reported that approximately 99% of cervical cancer cases are caused by HPV infection. Therefore, when it comes to HPV infection, many women feel like they are facing a formidable enemy.

What tests should be done for HPV infection?

In fact, it takes about 10-15 years for high-risk HPV infection to develop into cervical cancer. Therefore, before it develops into cervical cancer, if it can be screened through the standardized "three-step" screening and treated in time, cervical lesions or cervical cancer can be detected and cured early.

The so-called "three-step" screening means that the first step is cervical cytology + HPV testing. Cervical cytology is the most basic method for cervical lesion screening, that is, the thin layer liquid-based cytology test (TCT for short) performed during gynecological examination. The doctor uses a small brush to brush cells on the cervix, and then tests them through computer-assisted methods to detect abnormal cervical cells at an early stage.

The process of HPV testing is similar to that of cytology testing, which also uses a small brush to obtain samples of cervical tissue and secretions to detect whether the HPV virus is present.

If you are infected with HPV during pregnancy, can you still keep the baby?

If there is a problem with the first-step screening, you will need to proceed to the second-step screening, which is a colposcopy. Colposcopy uses a special camera lens to observe and evaluate cervical lesions, which can detect lesions more accurately.

If there are still problems with the second-level screening, it is necessary to proceed to the third-level screening, which is a histopathological examination. Histopathological examination includes cervical biopsy and cervical conization, which is a reliable method to confirm cervical lesions.

What should I do if I am infected with HPV during pregnancy? Can I do cervical lesion screening?

Pregnant women are more susceptible to bacterial and viral infections due to increased estrogen levels in the body, rich pelvic blood supply, and decreased immunity. So the question is, what should you do if you are infected with HPV during pregnancy? Can cervical lesion screening be performed during pregnancy?

It has been reported that the HPV infection rate during pregnancy is higher than that in the non-pregnant period, but the mechanism is still under study. Like HPV infection during non-pregnancy, most HPV infections during pregnancy do not show any symptoms and will eventually be cleared by the body's natural immune system. Only a small number will continue to be infected and eventually develop into cervical cancer.

If you are infected with HPV during pregnancy, can you still keep the baby?

But some female friends may ask: Is it safe to do cervical screening during pregnancy? Will it induce problems such as miscarriage or premature birth? In fact, there is no need to worry too much. There is now a clear expert consensus that cervical screening during pregnancy is safe.

When HPV infection is discovered during pregnancy, a decision on whether to undergo a colposcopy should be made in combination with a cytology examination. Histological diagnosis of CIN can usually be divided into three grades. CIN is the abbreviation of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, which can be commonly referred to as "cervical precancerous lesions" and can be seen in women who have sexual activities.