Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Question 1

Is Genital Human Papilloma virus common in the US?

Answer 1

Yes!

It is the most common STI

Question 2

T/F : HPV is a reportable disease?

Answer 2

F

90% of people will clear HPV within 2 years, and they won’t know they were infected.

Question 3

What is HVP associated with?

Answer 3

1. warts
2. cervical cancer
3. growing number of oral cancers, primarily in males
4. recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (warts
5. cancers of vulva, penis,anus

Question 4

How can someone get exposed to HPV?

Answer 4

sexual, including oral sex or genital contact

Question 5

T/f : nearly all sexually active people will become infected with HVP.

Answer 5

T.

Question 6

What HPV types are associated with recurrent respiratory warts?

Answer 6

type 6, 11

Question 7

What HPV types are associated with vulva (cervial caners in women), penis and anus cancers ?

Answer 7

Type 16 & 18

Question 8

How can you Prevent HPV?

Answer 8

HPV vaccine.

(Gardisil, Gardisil-9) - prevents up to 90% of cancers caused by HPV.

Question 9

Who gets the HPV vaccine?

Answer 9

Both boys and girls

start at age 11-12 and up to age 26

Question 10

How can you detect HPV early?

Answer 10

1. Cervical cancer screenings (pap smears) which detects DNA or RNA of high risk HPV (16,18)

Question 11

Is there a HPV test for men?

Answer 11

There is not currently an approved HPV test for males.

From Inst. Notes:
There is an oral or anal pap test for men and HIV+ people

Question 12

What is the Treatment for HVP?

Answer 12

There is no treatment for the HPV infection, but warts and pre-cancerous lesions can be treated.

Question 13

How do you treat precancerous cervical lesions?

Answer 13

LEEP (loop electrosurgical excision procedure)
Surgical conization
Laser ablation.

Question 14

If a woman has an abnormal PAP, but DNA HPV is negative, What should be done?

Answer 14

monitor over time (test again in 3 years)