[Management of infection caused by HPV in pregnancy]

Pregnancy seems to be associated with a high rate of HPV infections. Lesions of the external genital tract may interfere with vaginal delivery, be the source of HPV transmission to the fetus during delivery and induce juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis or anogenital condylomata. 80% trichloracetic acid or laser therapy may be used successfully in the vagina, the vulva and the anus at the third term of pregnancy. On the cervix, cytology and colposcopy permit the diagnosis of intra-epithelial lesions, condyloma or CIN; treatment may be delayed after delivery once the cervix has recovered its pregestational anatomy.