HPV Treatments :: Quick Facts About HPV

• There are over 70 HPV types
• About 30 of these types are sexually transmitted and cause genital HPV
• Genital HPV is spread through skin-to-skin contact, not through an exchange of bodily fluid
• Genital HPV cannot be entirely prevented by condom use
• This virus is often asymptomatic -- people don't know they have it
• About 5.5 million new genital HPV cases occur each year
• This is about 1/3 of all new STD infections
• About 20 million people -- men and women -- are thought to have an active HPV infection at any given time
• Nearly three out of four Americans between the ages of 15 and 49 have been infected with genital HPV in their lifetimes
• HPV can be contracted from one partner, remain dormant, and then later be unknowingly transmitted to another sexual partner, including a spouse
• Though usually harmless, some types cause cervical cancer
• About 14,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year
• Over 5,000 women each year die of cervical cancer in the United States
• The best way to screen for cervical cancer is a Pap smear
• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that sexually active women and women age 18 and older should have an annual Pap test and pelvic examination

HPV Treatments :: Myths and Misperceptions

• Married people are completely safe from STDs, including HPV
• A sizeable number of American women believe they are in a mutually monogamous relationship and can't get an STD
• 3.5 million women, according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, are at risk of STDs because of their partner's involvement with other sexual partners

Source: American Social Health Association

HPV Treatments :: General HPV Links

Yahoo Health - Quick Facts About HPV

Yahoo Health - Consumer/Patient Fact Sheet

Lakewood Pathology Associates, P.A. - medical information about the virus

Iwannaknow.org - Basic information about HPV, along with information on warts, abnormal cell changes (dysplasia), and penile and anal cancer.

HPV Treatments :: HPV Treatments Links

Health Square - HPV refers to a group of more than 60 viruses. They are responsible for warts anywhere on the body, but only certain types are sexually transmitted. These are called condylomata acuminatum, better known as genital warts or venereal warts. Like other warts, they cannot be cured but they can be treated. This site gives information mostly on how HPV an be treated, but also has general information and illustrations on it.

HPV Treatments :: HPV and Wart Links

McKinley Health Center - Genital HPV is the most common viral sexually transmitted infection in the United States.  As many as one million cases of genital warts are diagnosed each year. This page answers many general questions people have about HPV and genital warts.

Podiatry Channel - Information on Plantar warts. Plantar warts occur on the sole (plantar surface) of the foot. They can be very painful because the entire weight of the body presses against them continuously when standing or walking. Plantar warts are usually rough, bumpy, and spongy, although some may be thick and scaly. Most are gray or brown and have a center with one or more dark pinpoints. These are tiny capillaries that supply blood to the wart. Scraping the wart may cause it to bleed. Untreated, plantar warts may grow up to an inch in circumference and may spread into clusters.

HPV Treatments :: HPV and Cervical Dysplasia Links

HPV Treatments :: Research on HPV treatments