Can HPV infection affect pregnancy?

HPV infection can have an effect on pregnancy and may cause cervical precancer or cervical cancer if it is a high-risk HPV infection. It is still important to have a comprehensive evaluation before pregnancy if you are infected with high-risk HPV. In case of positive high-risk HPV types 16 and 18, referral for colposcopy for cervical biopsy is recommended to exclude cervical precancer and cervical cancer. For high-risk HPV infection, it is recommended that it is relatively better to treat the infection and turn negative before having children. In the case of low-risk HPV infection, there may be genital warts that can be transmitted between men and women through sexual intercourse, or even to the child during delivery, so treatment is recommended first. Both high-risk HPV infections and low-risk HPV infections can have an effect on pregnancy.