I recently attended a conference in Wellington on Abnormal smears, colposcopy and the HPV VIRUS. As this was the most up to date information available I thought it would be prudent to share this with the readers of my website .
Firstly the HPV virus. It stands for HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (the wart virus).There are 100 known types with 20 infecting the ano genital region. Only 2 of these cause genital warts. I have termed them the ‘Virus of intimacy’ It is the common cold of sexual activity. We give them to each other when we have sex with each other. The HPV virus is the only known virus that directly causes cancer of the cervix, anus, penis, vulva, oropharynx, some skin cancers and some cancers of the oral cavity. The virus is further divided into high risk (Hr) and low risk (Lr) which one we get is a jackpot. We may get a single one or multiple both Hr and LR.The jackpot goes further. If it is Hr it can be 16 or 18 or others. The most dangerous is 16 followed by 18.The numbers represent the DNA classification.
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