Human Papillomavirus
HPV: World's Most Common STI
Transmission
~Mainly transmitted through sexual contact
~Vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the virus, even if they are asymptomatic
~ANYONE who is sexually active is prone
~Vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the virus, even if they are asymptomatic
~ANYONE who is sexually active is prone
Prevention
Vaccination
Children around the age of 11-12 should receive the vaccine to protect against HPV 16 and 18 and cervical cancer in women
Abstinence
The longer you wait to become sexually active, the lower your risk of HPV is
Safe Sex
You can reduce the chance of contracting HPV by using a condom and practicing monogamy
Symptoms
~Genital Warts
~Respiratory Papillomatosis: a disease in which tumors grow in the air passages leading from the nose and mouth into the lungs
*Contracting HPV can lead to cervical along with other types of cancer*
~Respiratory Papillomatosis: a disease in which tumors grow in the air passages leading from the nose and mouth into the lungs
*Contracting HPV can lead to cervical along with other types of cancer*
If you contract HPV....
~Contact your health professional
~Some treatments are available for genital warts
~Notify your sexual partner(s)
~Practice safe sex or abstinence
~Receive annual cancer screenings
~Some treatments are available for genital warts
~Notify your sexual partner(s)
~Practice safe sex or abstinence
~Receive annual cancer screenings