HPV Articles

HPV and pregnancy

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HPV infection does not appear to affect a woman’s ability to become pregnant. The baby may be at risk of getting an HPV infection in the throat during delivery, but this is considered a rare occurrence...

What are the different types of HPV?

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High risk (or cancer associated) HPV types include 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68, 82...

What are the symptoms of HPV?

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HPV is often a ‘silent’ infection, because many people with HPV will have no obvious signs of infection. Genital warts, also called Condylomata, are a symptom...

HPV and cervical cancer

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Although HPV is incurable, most people are able to clear the infection within 2 years. Several risk factors have been identified that appear to be associated with HPV...

How HPV affects women

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Genital infection with low risk types of HPV is associated with genital warts in women. Persistent infection with high risk types of HPV is associated...

How HPV affects men

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Genital infection with low risk types of HPV is associated with genital warts in men. Infections with high risk types of HPV is associated with a rare...

How is HPV transmitted?

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HPV is usually transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact most often during penetrative genital contact (vaginal or anal sex). Other types of genital contact in the...

Information about the HPV vaccine

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In 2006, an HPV vaccine was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, becoming the first licensed vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and other diseases in female...

What is HPV?

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Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a group of over 100 viruses that can cause warts and certain types of cancers. HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections...

What is the difference between a Pap test and a HPV test for cervical cancer?

Although both the Pap smear and Human papillomaviruses (HPV) test helps women screen for cervical cancer, they look for different things.

What are the risks versus benefits of getting the vaccine (Gardasil) to prevent HPV?

HPV is the most commonly transmitted sexual disease. Most people who develop HPV exhibit no symptoms as their immune systems are able to fight off the infection. However, some women who are infec...