Does my child have hpv??

Question

I was diagnosed with hpv at my 6 week check up, after giving birth to my 1st child. I had no noticable side effect of hpv no breakouts etc. I'm wanting to know if my child has hpv, or if he does in his throat from child birth, no doctor has ever said anything about his throat but his new doctor looked in his mouth at his teeth at his last appointment, he is two now! would a doctor have seen something when he was there for a soar throat?

Answer 1

HPV can be passed to a baby during birth if the mother is having a genital wart outbreak at the time of delivery. This is VERY rare though. A baby that is exposed to HPV very rarely develops warts in the throat or voice box.

If the doctor hasn't said anything to you during your child's checkups then I'm sure your child is fine. You might want to ask their doctor though about it next time you see them just to make sure. Good luck!
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm#Howget

Answer 2

HPV and Childbirth
The risk of HPV transmission to the baby is very low. Even if babies do get the HPV virus, their bodies usually clear the virus on their own.

Most of the time, a baby born to a woman with genital warts does not have HPV-related complications. In very rare cases, a baby born to a woman who has genital warts will develop warts in the throat. This serious condition is called respiratory papillomatosis and requires frequent laser surgery to prevent the warts from blocking the baby???s breathing passages.

And even if the mother has a type of HPV virus that has caused cervical cancer, the baby can be delivered safely.

Experts disagree about the value of a cesarean section in trying to prevent HPV transmission from other to newborn baby. Some say it could offer some protection against HPV for the baby. But because babies rarely get HPV during childbirth -- and can clear the infection on their own -- the risks of surgery don???t outweigh the possible benefit, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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