HPV and TTC?
kabieber
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I haven't posted on these Bump boards in years, but didn't know where else to ask about this.
Background:
I have one child who is 6 with my ex-husband. While we were ttc #2, I had a miscarriage and a few weeks later found out he was cheating on me. So we divorced and the ttc stopped. That was in 2009.
I am now engaged and planning on getting married in July. My fi and I would like to ttc shortly after the wedding because I will be 38 and I keep hearing how "old" that is in terms of ttc (even though I know ladies get pg at that age all the time).
I went in for my annual exam last month and learned that I have HPV and low grade cervical abnormalities and have been asked to come in for a Colposcopy (sp?). I am really nervous about this (even though the doc said not to be). Has anyone had this happen? How did it affect your ttc plans? Did you have to wait for a certain number of normal paps before you ttc?
Thanks in advance.
Re: HPV and TTC?
I 2nd what PPL said, I wasn't trying to conceive when I was diagnosed but I too went through it a few times, no intercourse for about a week. It was uncomfortable procedure but nothing awful, the HSG was worse for me
or maybe I am just getting old and my pain tolerance is lower lol!
None of us want that kind of diagnosis, but it really is ok. Best of luck t you!
My Ovulation Chart
Me: 41 DH: 46. We are TTC our 1st, started July '11,
3 cycles clomid with Ob,
1 cycle Tamoxifen with Ob,
Diagnosed PCOS 11/5/12
clomid, trigger & timed bd 12/12 BFN
1st clomid IUI 1/4/13 BFN.
2nd clomid IUI 2/13 cancelled didn't respond to clomid.
3/15/13 scheduled laparoscopy & on bcp.
May 10 IUI from injectibles - BFN
May 22 done with interventions it will either happen or it won't.
February 2014 No longer actively trying, but not preventing.
SURPISE BFP 4/2/2015!!!!!!!!!!
Miscarriage 4/23/15
I had a pap w/ abnormal cervical cells about 3 years ago, before I met H. Had the colposcopy, which led to a LEEP, and then I think two more colposcopies to follow up, I want to say 3 months apart, or maybe 6. The colposcopies were pretty minor, uncomfortable but quick-healing and I think she said no intercourse for a week after each (didn't have a partner at the time so didn't pay a lot of attention). The LEEP was a little bigger deal, no lifting >25 or 30# for 3-4wks after, and since my job requires lifting (RN), I had to be off work for close to a month, and I'm sure the intercourse ban was around the same time frame.
I got the all-clear to go back to yearly paps (but will always need annual ones, won't "graduate" out of them like they do these days who have normal paps until a certain age. Although I hadn't met my H yet, I did discuss what this meant re: conception, and she basically told me: cervical cancers from HPV are by nature quite slow-growing. If we were to still be dealing w/ this when time came to conceive, she said she'd halt the colposcopies and let me get pg, deliver, and then go back to treatment post-partum. Also, the LEEP shouldn't really have too much bearing on cervical integrity, though she said if they had to take a lot out of certain spots that there can be issues, which can be helped w/ frequent US and sometimes things like cerclage. Coninization is the next step past the LEEP and that is more likely to cause issues but even then, not impossible. Colposcopies shouldn't affect fertility. I think there can be some issues w/ changes in CM production but even that isn't insurmountable.
Good luck!
me:40; DH:41; 4/30/12 1st visit with RE; 6/30/12 IUI #1 BFN; 7/19/12 IUI cancelled (overmedicated); 8/2/12 IUI cancelled (cyst); 9/1/12 IUI #2 BFP! EDD 5/28/13; 10/9/12 1st U/S at 7w3d--missed m/c (trisomy 16) D&C 10/19/12; karyotyping results normal!; 1/31/13 IUI #3 BFP! EDD 10/25/13