HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is one of the most common STI’s. It is caused by a virus and is transmitted through vaginal or anal sex. HPV can also be passed through oral or genital contact. HPV can happen to anyone, straight or bisexual. The symptoms of HPV include warts on the genital region, and can sometimes lead to cancer. The warts themselves won’t lead to cancer however large they grow in size and number.
Left untreated the warts may go away, increase in number, or just stay the same. Genital warts can take weeks or months to show up. This meaning that a sex partner could have HPV and unknowingly give it to you through unprotected sex. Having multiple sex partners can increase your chance of catching and or passing HPV to any one of them.
Having HPV while delivering can have an effect on the baby. It is very rare, but HPV can be passed from the mother to her child through vaginal birth. In this case, the baby would develop RRP (Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis) in which warts would grow in the throat. If children get HPV it is referred to as Juvenile-Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (JORRP).
HPV is not curable; however, doctors have made medicines to treat the symptoms. Cryotherapy is simply freezing the warts. Conization, known as cone biopsy, removes the warts. And lastly LEEP, this is a painless electrical current used to remove warts.
Prevention is the key to staying HPV free. There are two vaccines at the moment: Cervarix, and Gardasil. Gardasil treats both males and females and protects against most genital warts; and anal, vaginal, and vulvar cancers. And the best prevention is abstinence!
By: Erica Mast
Works Cited
Human Papillomavirus (HPV). 28 October 2011. 19 December 2011 <http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/vaccine.html>.
Is There a Cure for HPV (Human Papillomavirus). 8 February 2009. 19 December 2011 <http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/hpv-genital-warts/hpv-treatment-is-there-hpv-cure?page=2>.
-I didn't know about the LEEP wart remover.. interesting.
ReplyDelete-Where do you go to get a gardasil shot?
-I loved your title.. perfect. hahah.
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1.JORRP i did not know that.
ReplyDelete2.Where's your other picture?
3.Your title. Hahahahahahahahahahahaahhahaha. so true.
"Same, I had no idea what the LEEP remover was.
ReplyDeleteAre common warts that people get on their hands and feet caused by this virus? (In different strands?)
Love the title and the info! <3 xD"
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1. one thing i learned today is that in children HPV is also referred to JORRP(Juvenile-Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papilomatosis).
ReplyDelete2. you told us about Gardisal but what does Cervarix?
3. you had good information on how it is passed on to baby.:)
-I didn't know that a baby could get warts in its throat..:(
ReplyDelete- If the warts don't cause cancer, what does?
-Good job, you had a lot of information on ways to cure it!
-i didnt know there was a LEEP remover!
ReplyDelete-do a lot of people get this?
-Nice title lol, and good info.