 [ Symptoms ] why did hpv show up in the middle of my pregnancy  i was 6 months pregnant when i had my outbreak of hpv my obgyn told me that pregnancy hormones can activate the std but why did it not activate when the pregnancy hormones were first entered into my system i never had the first sign on hpv until it suddenly broke out one day i suspected my partner of cheating and found out that my suspicions were correct it does not make any sense to me that if i have hpv before him why did i not have an outbreak before 6 months of pregnancy had gone by [ Disease ] here is some information about hpv and pregnancy that i hope might help you find the right answer to your question hpv & pregnancy pregnancy & sexually transmitted diseases all about hpv the webmd answers staff