1. a. Adverse Effects of HPV on Male Fertility
Some participants had questions about the presence of the virus in semen, sperm, and penis skin. They showed concerns about the effect of HPV on male fertility.
”We’ve been told to use a condom. Does this virus get into my husband’s sperm? Isn’t it weakening his fertility? I’m worried, it’s because of this infection that I haven’t got pregnant these years”(P.10)
Women with mixed HPV types whose husbands had GWs were mainly concerned about the importance of removing warts before conception.