What Are the Effects of HPV on Pregnancy?
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted disease that affects millions of people around the world, but the effects of HPV on pregnancy are extremely rare. Most cases of HPV clear up without ever presenting symptoms. It is quite possible for pregnant woman to have HPV without ever knowing it. Only the strains of HPV that cause warts have been linked in studies to any potential risks to a newborn, and even then, it occurs only in very special circumstances.
