Does cervical warts affect female pregnancy?

Cervical warts are a highly contagious malignant sexually transmitted disease. Due to the long incubation period and unclear characteristics, they are not easy to be detected in the early stage. They are also difficult to cure and have a high recurrence rate. They are caused by viral infection. If sexual intercourse is not clean, it is easier to be infected. Once you have cervical warts, it will cause great harm to your health. Many women with the disease will have such a question: will cervical warts cause infertility in women? The following article will answer this question.

Infection with cervical condyloma generally does not cause disease immediately, and has a long incubation period, generally ranging from 3 weeks to 8 months, with an average of 3 months. In the early stage of infection, most patients have no obvious symptoms. Later, as the disease progresses, vulvar itching and sometimes burning sensations appear, and vaginal discharge increases significantly, with a foul odor, which affects the sexual desire of both husband and wife, causes adverse mental stimulation, and also affects normal ovulation in women. Due to the large area of ​​infection and severe damage to the local epidermis, sexual intercourse is obviously painful and may even cause bleeding in the affected area, causing most patients to fear and refuse sexual intercourse. If the lesions occur in the anus and rectum, a feeling of tenesmus may occur.

In the early stage, cervical condylomata are soft, light red papules, ranging in size from a needle to a mung bean. They are fleshy growths with a nipple-like surface. The warts proliferate in a granular and rough manner and tend to grow in moist areas of the genitals. If the condition is not controlled, the warts tend to gradually increase to the size of peanuts, or fuse together to become cauliflower-shaped, cockscomb-shaped or huge masses. Ulcers often occur when the infection is severe. Female lesions are more likely to occur around the labia majora and minora, clitoris, vagina, cervix, and anus. The lesions are mostly grayish white or light red.

The reason why cervical condyloma causes female infertility is related to the fear of sexual intercourse due to pain or discomfort during sexual intercourse, which leads to a significant reduction in the number of sexual intercourses. In addition, due to the continuous existence of viral infection, the vagina is constantly subjected to malignant stimulation and serious infection. The originally clean vaginal "internal environment" is contaminated by bad viruses (sometimes combined with bacterial infection), and the pH changes. It is no longer a "place" suitable for the temporary existence of sperm, and its vitality is greatly reduced, causing some sperm to lose their "combat effectiveness" and unable to complete the "historical mission" of sperm-egg combination.

To effectively prevent the infection of cervical warts, one should start with good personal hygiene habits and keep oneself clean.