1. c. Threatened Female Fertility Association with Treatments
and Vaccine
Women were concerned that therapeutic procedures (cryotherapy, loop
electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), and conization) might impact
their ability to get pregnant. A single woman who was about to have LEEP
surgery for her cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)-2, expressed
her concern as follows:
”I’m not sorry that I’m not getting married at all. I’m
heartbroken that I don’t know why, from the moment I find out [about
HPV], I can feel … how much I wanted to have a baby. They
(doctors) say there may not be a problem with this operation [LEEP],
but there’s . It can narrow the cervix and make it hard to get
pregnant . All of those things run through your head.” (P.12)
A wife planning to get pregnant after a LEEP asked:
”When can I start trying to conceive after a LEEP ?” (P.19)
Few women were concerned about the potential effect of HPV vaccine on
menstruation and fertility.
”I was spotting and lethargic every time I was vaccinated. Does
HPV vaccine affect the period? I’ve read on Instagram that HPV vaccine
can cause infertility” (P.14)
”Can Gardasil shots cause missed periods?” (P.16)