{"id":12962,"date":"2024-01-17T16:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?p=12962"},"modified":"2024-01-17T19:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:42:31","slug":"understanding-hpv-it-can-affect-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2024\/01\/17\/understanding-hpv-it-can-affect-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding HPV: It Can Affect Anyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12963 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2024\/01\/iStock-1407511351-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Understanding HPV: It Can Affect Anyone \" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2024\/01\/iStock-1407511351-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2024\/01\/iStock-1407511351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2024\/01\/iStock-1407511351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2024\/01\/iStock-1407511351-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2024\/01\/iStock-1407511351-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2024\/01\/iStock-1407511351-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. By age 50, approximately 80% of <strong>women and men<\/strong> have been infected with some type of HPV, but most people never know that they have the virus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2024\/01\/17\/understanding-hpv-it-can-affect-anyone\/#espanol\">Para leer en Espa\u00f1ol, por favor haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What Is HPV?<\/h3>\n<p>There are more than 150 different types of HPV, and they are classified into low-risk and high-risk types based on their association with health problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHPV is primarily spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact, most commonly during sexual activity,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/courtney-griffiths-do\">Courtney Griffiths, DO<\/a>, gynecologic oncologist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/md-anderson-cancer-center-cooper\">MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper<\/a>. \u201cIn many cases, HPV infections go away on their own and do not cause any health problems. However, when infections persist without appropriate intervention, they can lead to the development of various health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Health Issues Related to HPV<\/h3>\n<p>Most people who are infected with HPV do not exhibit symptoms, which makes it easy for the virus to be transmitted unknowingly.<\/p>\n<p>Health problems related to HPV include genital warts and cervical cancer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Genital Warts (Low Risk):<\/strong> Some types of HPV can cause genital warts, which are growths or lumps that appear in the genital and anal areas. Although these warts can be treated and may disappear, the virus may persist in the body.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cancer (High Risk):<\/strong> Persistent infections with high-risk types of HPV are the primary cause of cervical cancer. HPV is also linked to other cancers, including cancers of the anus, penis, vagina, vulva, and oropharynx (throat and mouth).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThere is no routine blood test to find out a person\u2019s HPV status,\u201d says Dr. Griffiths.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC recommends that women have regular Pap screening tests starting at age 21.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, most women who are infected with the HPV virus do\u00a0not\u00a0go on to have cervical cancer. In most cases, HPV infection does not last long, and most infections resolve on their own in the younger population. Although there is no cure for HPV, when treatment is needed, medications and surgical procedures can eliminate warts and abnormal cells in the cervix.<\/p>\n<h3>HPV Vaccine<\/h3>\n<p>A vaccine for HPV is available and effective in preventing infection from both high-risk types of HPV that can lead to cervical cancer and low-risk types that cause genital warts. The CDC recommends that all boys and girls get the HPV vaccine at age 11 or 12, but it can be started as young as age 9. For the HPV vaccine to be most effective, the vaccine series should be given before children are exposed to the virus through sexual activity.<\/p>\n<p>If vaccination is started before age 15, a two-dose schedule is recommended, with the doses given six to 12 months apart. Those who start the series after their 15th birthday receive a series of three shots, six months apart. The HPV vaccine is not recommended for anyone older than age 26. Patients should speak with their doctor about their risk for new HPV infection and the possible benefits of vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>Getting the HPV vaccine, having regular medical check-ups, and practicing safe sex are essential strategies for preventing and managing HPV infections and associated health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember that HPV is incredibly common, and almost every sexually active person will get HPV at some point if they don\u2019t get vaccinated,\u201d Dr. Griffiths says. \u201cAlthough there is no cure for the virus itself, there are treatments for the health problems that HPV can cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>January\u00a0Is Cervical Health Awareness Month<\/h3>\n<p>Each year, about 11,500 women are diagnosed with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/cervical-cancer\">cervical cancer<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S. and it is the fourth most common\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/womens-cancer-program\">type of cancer for women<\/a>\u00a0worldwide. The good news is that it is also one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Cervical cancer tends to occur in women between the ages of 35 and 44. It rarely affects women younger than 20, and more than 15% of diagnoses are made in women older than 65. In women older than 65, the cancer typically occurs in those who are not receiving regular screening.<\/p>\n<p>In the early stages, cervical cancer causes no pain or other symptoms. That is why it\u2019s vital for women to get regular pelvic exams and Pap tests to detect\u00a0cancer\u00a0in its earliest stage, when it\u2019s most treatable. It is important to ask questions about symptoms, recommended screenings, and available vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the HPV vaccine for teen and preteen boys and girls, and cervical cancer screenings for women, speak to your health care provider. To make an appointment at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/\">Cooper University Health Care<\/a>, call <a href=\"tel:8008266737\">800.8.COOPER<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"tel:8008266737\">800.826.6737<\/a>) or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/healthy-e?utm_source=healthgrades&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Patient%20Email\">click here<\/a> to use our online form.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"espanol\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Comprender el HPV: puede afectar a cualquier persona<\/h2>\n<p>El virus del papiloma humano (HPV) es la infecci\u00f3n de transmisi\u00f3n sexual m\u00e1s com\u00fan en los Estados Unidos. A los 50 a\u00f1os, aproximadamente el 80% de las mujeres y los hombres han sido infectados con alg\u00fan tipo de HPV, pero la mayor\u00eda de las personas nunca saben que tienen el virus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el HPV?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hay m\u00e1s de 150 tipos diferentes de HPV y se clasifican en tipos de bajo y alto riesgo seg\u00fan su asociaci\u00f3n con problemas de salud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;El HPV se transmite principalmente a trav\u00e9s del contacto \u00edntimo de piel con piel, m\u00e1s com\u00fanmente durante la actividad sexual&#8221;, dice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/courtney-griffiths-do\">Courtney Griffiths, DO<\/a>, onc\u00f3loga ginecol\u00f3gica del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/md-anderson-cancer-center-cooper\">MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper<\/a>. \u201cEn muchos casos, las infecciones por HPV desaparecen por s\u00ed solas y no causan ning\u00fan problema de salud. Sin embargo, cuando las infecciones persisten sin una intervenci\u00f3n adecuada, pueden provocar el desarrollo de diversos problemas de salud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problemas de salud relacionados con el HPV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La mayor\u00eda de las personas infectadas con el HPV no presentan s\u00edntomas, lo que facilita que el virus se transmita sin saberlo.<\/p>\n<p>Los problemas de salud relacionados con el HPV incluyen las verrugas genitales y el c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Verrugas genitales (bajo riesgo)<\/strong>: algunos tipos de HPV pueden causar verrugas genitales, que son crecimientos o bultos que aparecen en las \u00e1reas genital y anal. Aunque estas verrugas pueden tratarse y desaparecer, el virus puede persistir en el cuerpo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>C\u00e1ncer (alto riesgo)<\/strong>: Las infecciones persistentes con tipos de HPV de alto riesgo son la causa principal del c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino. El HPV tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 relacionado con otros c\u00e1nceres, incluidos los c\u00e1nceres de ano, pene, vagina, vulva y orofaringe (garganta y boca).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;No existe un an\u00e1lisis de sangre de rutina para determinar el estado del HPV de una persona&#8221;, dice el Dr. Griffiths.<\/p>\n<p>Los CDC recomiendan que las mujeres se realicen pruebas de Papanicolaou con regularidad a partir de los 21 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>Afortunadamente, la mayor\u00eda de las mujeres infectadas con el virus del HPV no desarrollan c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino. En la mayor\u00eda de los casos, la infecci\u00f3n por HPV no dura mucho y la mayor\u00eda de las infecciones se resuelven por s\u00ed solas en la poblaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s joven. Aunque no existe cura para el HPV , cuando se necesita tratamiento, los medicamentos y los procedimientos quir\u00fargicos pueden eliminar las verrugas y las c\u00e9lulas anormales en el cuello uterino.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vacuna contra el HPV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Existe una vacuna contra el HPV que es eficaz para prevenir la infecci\u00f3n tanto por los tipos de VPH de alto riesgo que pueden provocar c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino como por los tipos de bajo riesgo que causan verrugas genitales. Los CDC recomiendan que todos los ni\u00f1os y ni\u00f1as reciban la vacuna contra el HPV a los 11 o 12 a\u00f1os, pero se puede comenzar a aplicarla a partir de los 9 a\u00f1os. Para que la vacuna contra el HPV sea m\u00e1s efectiva, la serie de vacunas debe administrarse antes de que los ni\u00f1os est\u00e9n expuestos a la vacuna. virus a trav\u00e9s de la actividad sexual.<\/p>\n<p>Si la vacunaci\u00f3n se inicia antes de los 15 a\u00f1os, se recomienda un calendario de dos dosis, administradas con un intervalo de seis a 12 meses. Aquellos que comienzan la serie despu\u00e9s de cumplir 15 a\u00f1os reciben una serie de tres inyecciones, con seis meses de diferencia. La vacuna contra el HPV no se recomienda para personas mayores de 26 a\u00f1os. Los pacientes deben hablar con su m\u00e9dico sobre su riesgo de contraer una nueva infecci\u00f3n por HPV y los posibles beneficios de la vacunaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Recibir la vacuna contra el HPV, hacerse chequeos m\u00e9dicos peri\u00f3dicos y practicar relaciones sexuales seguras son estrategias esenciales para prevenir y controlar las infecciones por HPV y los problemas de salud asociados.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Es importante recordar que el HPV es incre\u00edblemente com\u00fan y casi todas las personas sexualmente activas contraer\u00e1n el HPV en alg\u00fan momento si no se vacunan&#8221;, dice el Dr. Griffiths. &#8220;Aunque no existe cura para el virus en s\u00ed, existen tratamientos para los problemas de salud que puede causar el HPV&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enero es el mes de concientizaci\u00f3n sobre la salud cervica<\/strong>l<\/p>\n<p>Cada a\u00f1o, alrededor de 11,500 mujeres son diagnosticadas con<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/cervical-cancer\"> c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino<\/a> en los U.S. y es el cuarto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/womens-cancer-program\">tipo de c\u00e1ncer m\u00e1s com\u00fan entre las mujeres en todo el mundo<\/a>. La buena noticia es que tambi\u00e9n es una de las formas de c\u00e1ncer m\u00e1s prevenibles y tratables.<\/p>\n<p>El c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino tiende a ocurrir en mujeres entre 35 y 44 a\u00f1os. Rara vez afecta a mujeres menores de 20 a\u00f1os, y m\u00e1s del 15% de los diagn\u00f3sticos se realizan en mujeres mayores de 65 a\u00f1os. En mujeres mayores de 65 a\u00f1os, el c\u00e1ncer generalmente ocurre en aquellas que no est\u00e1n recibiendo ex\u00e1menes de detecci\u00f3n regulares.<\/p>\n<p>En las primeras etapas, el c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino no causa dolor ni otros s\u00edntomas. Por eso es vital que las mujeres se realicen ex\u00e1menes p\u00e9lvicos y pruebas de Papanicolaou con regularidad para detectar el c\u00e1ncer en su etapa m\u00e1s temprana, cuando es m\u00e1s tratable. Es importante hacer preguntas sobre los s\u00edntomas, las pruebas de detecci\u00f3n recomendadas y las vacunas disponibles.<\/p>\n<p>Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre la vacuna contra el HPV para ni\u00f1os y ni\u00f1as adolescentes y preadolescentes, y las pruebas de detecci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer de cuello uterino para mujeres, hable con su proveedor de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Para programar una cita en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/\">Cooper University Health Care<\/a>, llame al <a href=\"tel:8008266737\">800.8.COOPER<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"tel:8008266737\">800.826.6737<\/a>) o <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/healthy-e\">haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a> para utilizar nuestro formulario en l\u00ednea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. 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