HPV and Infertility
Infections
Obie Editorial Team
A: HPV does not directly cause infertility. But certain treatments and surgeries for severe precancerous or cancerous conditions of the cervix (for example, cone biopsy, LEEP excision) can sometimes lead to problems becoming pregnant because the surgery can destroy the cervical cells responsible for producing cervical mucus, decreasing the amount of cervical mucus available. If you never had this surgery on your cervix, it's unlikely that the HPV is the cause of your problems getting pregnant.