Men and HPV

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Registered: 03-24-2003
Men and HPV
Sun, 01-13-2008 - 5:23am

While the emphasis on preventing cancer caused by HPV is justifiably centered on females, the effect of the virus is certainly not confined to them.


 


The following question and answers about males and their susceptibility to HPV is provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:


Can you test males for HPV?

Currently, there is no test designed to find HPV in men. But HPV is very common and most men with HPV will never develop health problems from it. Finding out if you have HPV is not as important as finding out if you have the diseases that it can cause.


Most men who get HPV (of any type) never develop any symptoms or health problems. But some types of HPV can cause genital warts. Other types can cause penile cancer or anal cancer. The types of HPV that can cause genital warts are not the same as the types that can cause penile or anal cancer. (Note: anal cancer is not the same as colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is more common than anal cancer, but it is not caused by HPV.)


More -- this is important info for the men in our lives:


http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/men-hpv-do-they-get-can-they-spread-.html

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