Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a viral infection and the most common type of sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. In fact, there are 79 million Americans living with HPV infection, ...

Since HPV vaccines began being used in the U.S., HPV infections from the strains that cause most cancers and genital warts have dropped 88% among teen girls and 81% among young adult women.

HPV infection occurs when the virus enters your body, usually through a cut, abrasion, or small tear in your skin. The virus is transferred primarily by skin-to-skin contact.

The newly-released data from the CDC shows an 88% decrease in HPV infections among 14 to 19-year-old females and an 81% decrease among 20 to 24-year-old females.. There has also been a drop in ...

Around 1 in 7 Filipino women could be infected with Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that causes cervical cancer, ...

“Whether you tell your partner is entirely your decision,” says Pisal. “Most men and women with HPV carry the infection without ever being aware of it. Honesty is often the best policy, and sharing ...

HPV infection happens when the virus enters your body, usually through a cut, abrasion or small tear in your skin. The virus is transmitted sexually or through skin-to-skin contact.

Dr. Judith Reichman on the HPV virus and its connection to cervical cancer. ... The overall prevalence of HPV infection (any type of HPV and there are more than 30 types) was 26.8 percent.

Teenage girls who are sexually active and those who are not eventually all have the same risk for infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV ), new research suggests. The finding that early ...

Scientists have long questioned whether human papillomavirus, or HPV, infections in men could affect their sperm health and fertility. Now, an early study finds that high-risk HPV infections might ...

NEW YORK — Signs of the cancer-causing human papilloma virus in women near or at menopause may be a reawakened dormant infection, suggesting a risk for women who came of age in the “sexual ...