Experiencing pregnancy with Human Papillomavirus: a case study

Abstract

This is a case study which theoretical reference is the Calgary Model of Family Evaluation (CMFE). The aim was to understand the experience of a pregnant woman with vulvar condilomatosis caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and to understand the changes in family dynamics after the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of HPV. The study was conducted at a reference institution in gynecology in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected from October 2003 through April 2004. Data were analyzed using CMFE, tracing six “developing” events, highlighting that the patient experienced emotional suffering caused by pregnancy and by HPV, as well as physical suffering, due to the surgeries to which she was submitted to. All these facts altered family dynamics.