HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV)

PRESENTER: MARINEL T. MATALUBOS (BSED ENGLISH 2)

WHAT IS HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV)
?
▪ It is a viral infection that’s passed between people through skin-to-
skin contact. It can be passed through sexual contact and can affect
your genitals, mouth, or throat.
▪ How can you get HPV?
1. Increased number of sexual partners
2. Unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex
3. A weakened immune system
4. Having a sexual partner that has HPV
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES & COMPLICATION
OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS?
▪ The virus that causes HPV infection is transmitted through skin-
to-skin contact. Most of people get a genital HPV infection
through direct sexual contact, including vaginal, anal, and oral
sex.
▪ While some types of HPV can only cause genital warts, others
can cause cancers as well.
▪ HPV types 16 and 18 account for approximately 66% of cervical
cancers in the United States, and approximately 25% of low-
grade and 50% of high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesions, or
dysplasia. HPV types 6 and 11 are responsible for approximately
90% of genital warts.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HPV?
▪ HPV may not always cause symptoms. However, the CDC
states that symptoms can include small, raised warts on the
genitals. If an individual notices any new growths on or
around their genitals, they may wish to seek medical
assistance.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HPV
AMONG…
FEMALE
CERVIX: HPV AND CANCER
SYMPTOMS
 pain during sex
 pain in the pelvic region
 unusual discharge from the
vagina
 unusual bleeding, such as
after sex
MALE
ANAL CANCER SYMPTOMS
bleeding, discharge, pain,
or itching of the anus
 swelling of the lymph
nodes in the anal or groin
area
 changes in bowel habits or
the shape of stools
WHAT ARE THE TREATMENTS &
PREVENTION OF HPV?
▪ No treatments are currently available for ▪ Receiving vaccines and using
HPV, but disease management can help
HPV-related conditions and some of the condoms correctly during sex
symptoms. can lower the risk of
▪ A doctor can treat the resulting genital
contracting HPV.
warts with prescription medication or
surgically remove them. ▪ GARDASIL 9 VACCINE is
available for the prevention of
▪ CRYOTHERAPHY is the method used in
surgical removal of warts involves freezing
genital warts and cancers
or burning them off, depending on their caused by HPV.
size, location, and shape.
▪ Cancers that develop from HPV may be
treated by methods such as
chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or
surgery.
NOTE:

Getting rid of warts might not prevent the transmission of

the virus to a sexual partner, however.
If a person does not receive treatment for genital warts,
they are unlikely to turn into cancer. More likely, they will go
away, grow, multiply, or stay the same.