Main Outcome Measures
HPV-positive women’s reproductive concerns
ResultsExploring participants’ concerns about fertility and childbearing, three
main categories extracted from the interviews, namely: concerns about
fertility potential, pregnancy concerns, and non-pregnancy reproductive
concerns. Women were concerned about the impact of HPV on male/female
fertility potential, fetal health, pregnancy outcomes (miscarriage and
preterm delivery), and breastfeeding. Women with cervical abnormalities
were anxious that becoming pregnant or taking hormonal contraception
might worsen their condition. Most participants were reluctant to use a
condom. Married women wanted to know why they were advised to use a
condom when they already had HPV. Women also asked about the potential
reproductive risks of the HPV vaccine.