What is genital HPV infection?
Genital human papillomavirus
(HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). There are more
than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital areas of men and women, including
the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), and anus, and the
linings of the vagina, cervix, and rectum. Unfortunately, most people who
get infected with HPV do not develop symptoms so that they do not even know
they have it.
Fact: According to US data, at
least 50% of sexually active people will get genital HPV.
What are the symptoms and
potential consequences of HPV?
While most infections clear on
their own, some infections persist and can lead to serious diseases. Certain
types of HPV can cause genital warts in both men and women while other HPV
types can cause cervical cancer and other less common cancers such as those of
vulva, vagina, anus, and penis, as well as head and neck cancer.
In rare cases, a woman with
genital HPV can pass it to her baby while giving birth vagina. The child may
then develop warts in the throat or voice box. This condition is called
recurrent respiratory papilomatosis.
Facts: Worldwide, 493,243 women
are diagnose with cervical cancer every year. In the Philippines, around 12
Filipinas die from the disease everyday. Worldwide, an estimated 32,000,000 new
cases of genital warts occur each year.
How does one acquire HPV?
Anyone who has ever had genital
contact with another person can have genital HPV. Both men and women can get
it-and pass it on-without even realizing it. Since the virus can be ‘silent’
for a long time, a person can have genital HPV even if years have passed since
he or she had sex.
Most sexually active people get
genital HPV. You’re most likely to get hnital HPV if you have sex in an early
age, multiple sex partners, or sex partner who has multiple partners.
More important information about
HPV
· There is no treatment for genital HPV itself.
Most of the time, though, your body fights off the virus on its own. Even men and women, even after genital warts are
treated, the virus may remain in the body. This means that you may still pass
HPV to your sex partners.
Now is the time to help fight HPV
before it happens to you.
The only sure way to prevention
from HPV infection is abstinence. Condom may lower the risk of developing
HPV-related diseases such as genital warts and cervical cancer but HPV can
still infect the areas not covered b a condom.
People can also lower their
chances of getting HPV by being in a faithful relationship with once partner;
limiting their number of sex partners; and choosing a partner who has had no or
fex sex partners. But even people with only one lifetime sex partner can get
HPV. And it may not be possible to determine if a partner who has been sexually
active in the part is currently infected.
Women should get regular Pap
tests to check for changes in the cervix. The Pap test is used to screen for
cervical cancer. Changes that are caught early can be treated before the lead
to cancer.
Vaccination is an important part
of helping to protect yourself from diseases caused by HPV. HPV vaccines have
been approved b the Philippine FPA to protect against some of the common types
of HPV.
Girls and women: Two vaccines
(bivalent and quadrivalent HPV vaccines) are available to protect against most
genital warts and vulvar cancers.
Boys and men: The qudrivalent HPV
vaccine protects males against most genital warts and other HPV related
diseases.
The best time to get vaccinated
is prior to HPV exposure. One can get infected with HPV during the first sexual
contact. It is also possible to get HPV even if sexual contact happens only one
time.
However, individuals who are
sexually active or those who may have been infected with an HPV type targeted b
the vaccine can still benefit from vaccnination. This is because few
individuals may be infected with all HPV types covered b the vaccine. Thus they
would still get protection from those types they have not yet been exposed to.
Vaccination should only be donw
upon consultation with and recommendation by
a doctor. Talk to a doctor. It’s the responsible thing to do for
yourself and your future.
Get the facts about vaccination
to help protect yourself against cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers
and diseases.
These questions can help you
start the conversation with a doctor:
What are my options when it comes
to vaccination and other ways of preventing HPV-related cancers and diseases?
What can you tell me about the
benefits , risks, and safety of HPV vaccination?
What are the benefits of
vaccinating against two types of HPV and of vaccinating against four types of
HPV?
If I already have HPV and don’t
know it, how would vaccination still help protect me against different types of
the virus?
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