HPV

Choosing an HPV Vaccine - Gardasil - Cervarix

A positive test for HPV means that you're at higher risk for cervical cancer, but your chances of actually getting cervical cancer after a positive test for HPV are still quite low.

Cervarix is the second cervical cancer vaccine to be approved by the FDA. This HPV vaccine protects against two types of HPV, and may also have some broad coverage against other types of HPVinfection.

You can get the HPV vaccine if you're outside the recommended age range, but you may have to pay for it yourself. Have your doctor check to see if you have HPV vaccination coverage first, and then discuss the costs if you don't.

Genital warts are one of the many diseases caused by HPV. Although the best known HPV illness is cervical cancer, it can also cause sexually-transmitted throat cancers as well as penile cancer and other infections in both women and men

A place for individuals to share their stories about getting the HPV vaccine - Gardasil. Talk about good experiences, bad experiences, side effects of the hpv vaccine, and, most importantly, why you decided to get it when you did.

HPV, the human papillomavirus, is often called the cervical cancer virus. Here's why.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) isn't just the cervical cancer virus. It affects men as well, causing throat and anal cancer as well as genital warts. Although it is hard to find testing for HPV in men, HPV in men is a real problem ... and not just because male HPV is reservoir for the HPV infection in women.

The HPV vaccine has been shown to lower women's risk of both cervical cancer and genital warts, but does it have any direct effect on men's health? A recent study suggests the answer is yes.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with penile cancer as well as cervical cancer. Unfortunately, very few men recognize that HPV may pose a risk to their health.

Recent news reports have suggested that Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, may be causing serious side effects. Is this something parents should worry about, or is it all just media hype? Learn about Gardasil safety.

Links to everything you ever wanted to know about Human Papillomavirus but were afraid to ask.

The state of Texas' recent decision to mandate vaccination with the HPV vaccine has drawn a lot of controversy. Why might mandating the HPV vaccine be a good idea? Are there any downsides?

Cervical cancer screening guidelines are shifting, due to the availability of HPV testing and the vaccine that may one day make it useless

The anal pap smear is one way in which anal cancer can be detected. Anal cancer is one of the major possible effects of HPV infection in men.

Scientists have found a strong association between HPV and cancers of the mouth and throat.

Some young women are worried that by getting the cervical cancer vaccine, they are putting themselves at increased risk of cervical cancer.

HPV is frequently thought of as the cervical cancer virus, but it has been associated with a number of other cancers as well - including lung cancer.

Only in recent years have doctors been able to test women for HPV. There's still no good way to test men.

Treatment for HPV is only to reduce symptoms.

The symptoms of HPV depend on what type of the virus you have.
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Oral sex leads to increases in the risk of throat and mouth cancers caused by HPV. Therefore it is only natural to wonder if kissing can lead to HPV transmission.

Although the link between oral cancer and HPV is becoming well established, there is another possible outcome of airway infection with HPV - recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.