A
female
age
30-35,
anonymous
writes:I was so excited when I first found out that I was pregnant on Nov. 5 of '07. Me and my boyfriend were just so amazed and happy! During my 1st trimester I had a somewhat normal pregnancy everything except the negative RH factor which in the long run is rare all in itself. But if this is all I suffered I'd be GRATEFUL! Anyways I had many visits for high risk pregnancy and I had to get lots of tests and blood drawn. In the end everything ended up alright and they just wanted to keep and eye on me. During the 2nd trimester again more tests were taken on me and again everything came up fine! Well when I hit my 3rd trimester (having already been too late to do anything and being EXTREMELY attached to my baby {which is a girl hehe}) I and my boyfriend noticed some little bumps on my pubic area. I went into my doctors office and they had reassured me that these were skin tags. I went home relieved to know that they were common in pregnancy and that they were nothing to worry about. A couple weeks had passed and I had noticed that the bumps had changed a little bit so I decided to get a second opinion from a larger clinic and they told me that they were clear as day genital warts. I was shocked and scared and simply devistated. I became so worried for my baby and oh my god am I still! I am 33 weeks pregnant and my baby is coming really quick. I've tried everything I can to educate myself of genital warts and have asked my new doctor (the one who diagonosed me with it because obviously the previous docotor had no clue what they were talking about!) numerous questions and I keep getting so many different answers which makes me scared and confused! I want my baby to be delievered healthy and not get genital warts (IT'S UNFAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!) and my doctor assures me that my baby will be fine. But as I read on the internet women with an active case of genital warts can transmit the virus! I don't know what to do and I am so scared. I would just feel so guilty and worthless if my poor baby got what I got. I feel cheated as is. Please people be gentle with my feelings for I am in an sensitive emotional state and I don't need your personal critisim. I would simply just appreciate some advice or if anyone has my condition and has had healthy babies please just let me know. I could use a self esteem boost!
View related questions:
genital warts, self esteem, the internet Reply to this Question
Share |
Fancy yourself as an agony aunt? Add your answer to this question! A
reader, anonymous, writes (21 May 2008): I had never had an abnormal pap untill I got pregnant with my 2nd kid. I wasnt with another partner, so it was weird to me, tested posative for HPV. Was FREEEAKING out! Then, during my pregnancy, warts were breaking out! I know just how you feel! Here's the good news: I had the warts burned off in my 8th month of pregnancy, cause I hated them being there, didnt hurt. After my baby was born, they did a colpascopy, look at your insides with a microscope and test the abnormal cells in the cervix. They turned out to be benine The proceedure was like a pap. I came back 6 months later for another pap, and it was normal again! My baby is 11 months now, and the warts have never come back. When you are pregnant, all kinds of bacteria and such thrive in the life going on inside you, hence the yeast infections, etc. The best thing for the warts and HPV is folic acid. Take extra (besides whats in your prenatals). For most woman, including myself, it goes away after childbirth. My baby was born normal, no warts, so dont worry. You and that sweetness will be fine!
A
female
reader, aphexinfinite  +, writes (21 May 2008):
 aww sweetheart bless you getting yourself worried about it is only going to make it worse you need to take deep calm breaths and relax..genital warts are more common in people at the ages of 20s its sexually transmitted..In rare cases both adults and children are infected indirectly, for instance through the use of an infected towel. Babies can also be infected during delivery. so go see youre doctor and tell him how you feel about this and ask what treatment is available for you as their are a few im aware of but only via ure doctor though..so relax make an appointment and talk to youre doctor.. hope this helps aphex
...............................
A
female
reader, jabey +, writes (21 May 2008):
i am not 100 per cent but as far as Im a ware genital warts are completely harmless the same as if you had a wart on your hand. There is no problem that they will harm your baby in anyway or you for that matter. A very high per cent of people carry the hpv virus which causes warts, it usually lays dormant, but causes the out break of visible warts. S|ometimes when we are run down or stressed.
You may have got confused with the genital herpes virus, this can cause problems if you are having an outbreak when you are giving birth as this virus can be passed onto the baby.
I think you have read about that. The wart virus is not a problem xxxx
...............................
|
