Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection and will occur in the life of a sexually active man or woman. It is associated with causing cancers of the anus, penis, vulva, vagina and cervix. Currently, there are no screening methods for males, only females (CDC2014). This review examines the role of men in the transmission of HPV and why there are no screening recommendations in males. Methods: A computerized search was conducted using CINAHL, Pub Med and
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention [CDC], 2015). Scientists predict that nearly all sexually active men and women will be infected with HPV at one point during their lifetime (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention [CDC], 2010, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention [CDC], 2015; International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2007, Riguad, 2015). Although HPV is common, it usually
Abstract The Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases in America today. With infection rates only increasing every year, it is important to know how HPV can be prevented and treated. In this paper, there is a brief overview of how HPV replicates and what happens when the cell is infected. It will also look at methods to preventing HPV infection such as vaccines, safe sex and abstinence as well as ways to treat HPV when prevention fails including wart removal
1. Introduction Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is an extremely commonly detected DNA virus widely known as the most cause of HNSCC, in most cases, the virus doesn’t cause any health problems and it goes away on its own, however, HPV can sometimes cause health problems such as cancer and warts. Furthermore, the world health organisation (WHO) reported that HPV accounts approximately 600,000 cases of oropharyngeal cancer, anal cancer, cervix cancer as well as genital wart worldwide. There are over 100
Introduction Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection with fourteen million new cases per year (Valentino & Poronsky, 2016). These astronomical numbers make HPV “the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the United States” (Valentino & Poronsky, 2016). HPV infections have been associated with causing multiple cancers. In 2006, the first vaccine against HPV emerged, Gardisil. In 2009 a second vaccine was approved by the FDA, Cervavix (Valentino & Poronsky, 2016). Despite
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a family of sexually transmitted viruses that infect skin and mucosal cells, causing genital warts and many different types of cancer that can affect the mouth, throat, vulva, vagina, cervix, penis and anus. It is a very common sexually transmitted disease that can be spread through sexual contact (sexual intercourse, oral sex and hand-genital contact) and from infected mothers to their babies during labour. The disease cannot completely be prevented from being transmitted
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most sexually transmitted infections in the United States. It is a virus with many subtypes that cause diseases in both males and females ranging from warts to cervical cancer. There are more than one hundred types of human papillomavirus found, some “high-risk” and some “low-risk”, and one-third of those are spread through sexual contact. Though it can be easily spread it is just as easily preventable. With technology and health care becoming so modernized
1. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of around 150 viruses. Some HPV types can lead to wart formation and other types can lead to cancer; primarily cervical, vaginal, vulvar, penile, anal, and Oropharyngeal cancer (1,2) 2. HPV is so common that one out of four people (~80 million) are currently infected in the US. Around 14 million people, teens and adults, become infected with HPV every year. (1,2) 3. HPV can be obtained through vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the virus. (2)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for most of both incident and prevalent Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S (Satterwhite et al., 2013). Approximately, 14 million Americans aged 15-59 years are newly diagnosed with HPV each year and a half of them occur among young adults aged 15-24 years (Markowitz et al., 2014). Similarly to female, the prevalence of genital HPV infection is estimated to be at least 20% or higher in male population (Dunne et al., 2006). While most HPV infection
Public Health Problem The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a set of 150 connected viruses. This group of viruses is very large and thus each HPV virus is assigned a number that is called the corresponding HPV type. The names of such HPV types are called after warts it produces as a visible sign of the infection.1 One very easy way to spread HPV viruses is by means of sexual contact. In addition, more than 40 HPV types are involved in the sexual transmittance of the infections. There are two different