Jul 25, 2008

HPV infection half of "sexual" person

Reproductive Road Flyover papilloma virus (HPV) infection is common, sexual life experiences of people at least more than half.

Reproductive Road Flyover papilloma virus (HPV) infection is common, sexual life experiences of people at least have more than half his life in a time of the infection of the virus, but many people are not aware of, because most of Everyone is a hidden infection, no clinical symptoms.

Whether there clinical symptoms of infection and HPV-related subtypes. Human papilloma virus subtypes are more than 100 kinds, some of these subtypes will lead to genital warts, although the warts will be small enough to the naked eye can not see the extent.

Some subtypes of HPV infection of cervical cancer and other tumor is a risk factor, even if the infection does not appear genital warts, and no other symptoms. Some other subtype infection in other parts of the body, such as hands and feet, a verrucous body.

Many infected because no symptoms have never received treatment, also did not induce other diseases. However, the virus in the body retained the longer-induced cervical cancer and cancer of the anal parts of the greater risk.

Below will be introduced on some basic knowledge of HPV infection and the clinical symptoms and detection methods.

1 clinical symptoms

HPV parasitic cells in the mucous membrane of the cell membrane, such as reproductive tract mucosa and skin. Genital warts prompted HPV infection. This performance of a variety of warts, may uplift in the mucosal surface, may also be Diping, pink or the same color as the muscle, as well as a cauliflower-like appearance. Wart body number varies from one to several ranges. The volume also wart size. Wart body around in the anal, cervical, scrotum, groin, thigh and penis, and other parts found.

Genital warts and HPV infection in general, sexual contact after a few weeks or even months away, and sexual partners who may not know that they have been infected with the HPV.

Some subtypes of HPV and cervical cancer, uterine cancer, anal and penile cancer tumor site. If unfortunately infected with these subtypes of the virus in these organizations will be in the incubation of the cells down and integrated into the host cell DNA in a cell involved in the replication, resulting in precancerous lesions, but patients can be at this time has no symptoms.

2 how to detect HPV infection

The emergence of genital warts is the basis for the diagnosis of HPV infection, doctors usually need to do open heart of gynaecological examinations. But the cause genital warts usually can not be induced cancer subtypes.

Identification of whether the infection induced by the high-risk tumor subtype mainly through the Pap test (exfoliated cells staining, screening and diagnosis of various diseases especially women of reproductive system cancers and precancerous lesions). Pap tests are doctors of cervical cancer and cervical precancerous lesions of the other main method.

If abnormal Pap test results, doctors also need to HPV testing in patients with the level and the specific subtype, usually through DNA testing that the virus. DNA titers, showed that active viral replication, the risk of cervical cancer induced by large. Should be clear that only a specific subtype of cervical cancer can be induced change, in fact, HPV16, 18 infected patients with cervical cancer accounted for 70 percent of the total. Pap tests generally are only mildly abnormal need for DNA testing. Some experts also recommended that all women over the age of 30 should be a conventional Pap test.

Pap tests and DNA testing will be required virus cervical scraping films, these tests can be induced to differentiate between the 13 types of cancer virus subtype.

Pap tests rarely below the age of 30 women, because women of this age can automatically remove viruses, but DNA testing to a certain extent, allow patients with anxiety and worry. But there are experts believe that women under the age of 30 cervical mucous membrane more susceptible to HPV, the increase with age, susceptibility also will be reduced.

With women, men if they develop genital warts also suggested that HPV infection. However, no effective means of testing to identify cancer can be induced by the virus subtype.

3 virus detection because of the conduct at any time

According to the Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology physicians, Pap tests to detect the HPV women over the age of 30 is appropriate.

These detection can help patients and doctors determined whether there are patients with cervical cancer risk factors. If the HPV test positive, doctors need to consider whether to conduct further checks, such as uterine examination.

If a woman is planning pregnancy, unless the abnormal Pap test results, otherwise there is no need for HPV detection. Pap test is the first time the routine prenatal care, at this time if the abnormal test results, it should be further to HPV detection.

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