How many people have HPV?
Genital HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. AT least 50 percent os sexually active men and women get genital HPV at some time in their lives. Q: What is the difference between the high risk and the low risk types of HPV? A: Both the high risk and the low risk types of genital HPV can cause changes or growths on the tissue of a woman’s cervix. The cervix is part of the uterus that opens to the vagina. Growths are usually flat ans invisible. High risk types can cause sell changes that can lead to cervical cancer over time, if those cell changes are left untreated. Having high risk HPV is not the same as having cervical cancer. Usually these high risk HPV types cause no health problems at all and go away on their own. Persistent high-rise HPV (infection that does not go away) is the most important risk factor for cervical cancer. The good news is that cervical cancer cell changes can be found with regular Pap tests, and treated to prevent cervical can
Close to 50% of sexually active men and women have HPV. The number is higher among men who have sex with men, and for both women and men living with HIV. In women, HPV infection is more common for those who become sexually active at an early age, and for those with multiple sexual partners. It is estimated that 85% of women living with HIV and close to 100% of gay and bisexual men with HIV have HPV, though many don’t know it. HPV infection is one of the most common reasons for abnormal results on Pap smears.
Genital HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States. About 20 million Americans ages 15 to 49 currently have HPV. And at least half of all sexually active men and women get genital HPV at some time in their lives. What is the difference between the high-risk and low-risk types of HPV? Some types of HPV can cause cervical cancer. These types of HPV are called high-risk. Having high-risk HPV is not… [Read more…
