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The incentive to begin that series came from a young patient who had a mildy abnormal Pap test and extensive involvement of her vagina, vulva, and perianal areas with anogenital warts (Condylomata acuminata).
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When she left, I think she had a better understanding of her condition, although I am also not sure she was completely convinced by my reassurances. Both anogenital warts and the most common forms of cervical cancer are clearly associated with hum...
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On June 8, 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration announced a very exciting development: the approval of the first vaccine intended to prevent HPV infection. The new HPV vaccine has been designed to prevent infection with the strains of the vir...
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Again, she shook her head no, so I asked her to Look me in my eyes and hear me loud and clear You do NOT have cervical cancer. Then I went on to explain that she did indeed have genital warts and that they are caused by viruses called human papill...
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So, you were either exposed for the first time even earlier (perhaps even before the pregnancy) or this is a 'recurrent' infection in which you happened to bounce your IgM titers up as will sometimes happen with CMV. The other possibility (though ...
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In June, the FDA licensed a new vaccine (Gardasil) for the prevention of cervical cancer and other diseases in females caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer in women and the CDC recommends that (three do...
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, with more than 6.2 million cases a year. There are more than 100 strains of HPV and more than 30 of these strains can infect the genitals, and...
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