HPV stands for Human Papillomavirus, a common virus. There are about 100 types of HPV that affect different parts of the body.
About 30 types of HPV can affect the genitals, including the vulva, v*gina, cervix, p*nis and scrotum as well as the rectum and anus.
HPV vaccines prevent infection by certain types of Human Papillomavirus. Available vaccines protect against either two, four, or nine types of HPV. All vaccines protect against at least HPV types 16 and 18, which cause the greatest risk of cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix, i.e the lower part of the uterus that connects to the v****a.
Symptoms of early-stage cervical cancer may include:
- Irregular blood spotting or light bleeding between periods in women of reproductive age
- Postmenopausal spotting or bleeding
- Bleeding after s****l intercourse; and
- Increased vaginal discharge, sometimes foul-smelling.
When you’re exposed to genital human papillomavirus (HPV), your immune system usually prevents the virus from doing serious harm. But sometimes, the virus survives for years. Eventually, the virus can lead to the conversion of normal cells on the surface of the cervix into cancerous cells.
All people ages 9 to 45 can get the HPV vaccine to protect against genital warts and/or different types of HPV that can cause cancer.
It’s recommended that children get the vaccine at age 11 or 12, so they’re fully protected years before they become sexually active.
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Usually, the body’s immune system gets rid of the HPV infection naturally within two years. This is true of both high-risk and low-risk types. By age 50, at least 4 out of every 5 women will have been infected with HPV at one point in their lives. HPV is also very common in men and often has no symptoms.
Most men with HPV never experience symptoms or realize that they have the infection. If you have an infection that won’t go away, you may begin to notice genital warts on your: p***s and scrotum.
In men, genital warts can infect the urethra, p***s, scrotum, and rectal area. Warts can appear as soft, raised masses with a surface that can be smooth (on the penile shaft) or rough with many fingerlike projections (anal warts).
Most HPV infections that cause genital warts will go away on their own, taking anywhere from a few months to two years. But even if your genital warts disappear without treatment, you may still have the virus. When left untreated, genital warts can grow very large and in big clusters.
HPV is easily spread from s****l skin-to-skin contact with someone who has it. HPV is the most common STD, but most of the time it isn’t a big deal. It usually goes away on its own, and most people don’t even know that they ever had HPV.
So if you are a female reader, ensure you go to the nearest hospital to you to get your HPV vaccine.
Feel free to educate your girlfriend, wife, female friends, colleagues and everyone around you about the Human Papilloma Virus and its vaccine. Always keep in mind, that health is wealth.
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