Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.   ...more...

Facts       

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• Fact Sheet    (en Español)
• Making Sense of Your Pap & HPV Test Results (9 July 2008)
• Common Questions about HPV and Cervical Cancer - for women who have HPV (August 27, 2007)
• HPV and Men - CDC Fact Sheet (updated August 14, 2007)
• HPV Vaccine - Questions & Answers For The Public About the Safety and Effectiveness of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine  (Updated July 17, 2008)
• HPV Vaccine Information for Young Women (Updated June 30, 2008)
• HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians - (Updated June 30, 2008)
• Human Papillomavirus: HPV Information for Clinicians - Brochure on transmission, prevention, detection and clinical management of HPV. Also in Spanish (27 August 2007)
• HPV Myths & Misconceptions - ASHA fact sheet debunks HPV myths. See "HPV & Cervical Cancer" below for more recent information on PAP tests. 
• HPV: Genital Warts, Questions and Answers - ASHA fact sheet. 
• HPV & Cancer: Q&A - NCI fact sheet. 
• What Every Woman Should Know About Cervical Cancer & HPV - ACS fact sheet. 

Statistics

• QuickStats: Prevalence of HPV Infection Among Sexually Active Females Aged 14--59 Years, by Age Group --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2003--2004
• Genital Warts - Initial visits to physicians' offices: United States, 1966–2006:
      Table    Graph
• Tracking the Hidden Epidemics - Trends 2000 (1999 data)

Treatment

• CDC 2006 Treatment Guidelines
  
  • HPV Infection

  • Genital Warts

  • Cervical Cancer Screening for Women Who Attend STD Clinics or Have a History of STDs

  • Vaccine Preventable STDs
• STD-Prevention Counseling Practices and Human Papillomavirus Opinions Among Clinicians with Adolescent Patients --- United States, 2004 - MMWR October 20, 2006

HPV & Cervical Cancer

• Common Questions about HPV and Cervical Cancer - for women who have HPV (August 27, 2007)
• Making Sense of Your Pap & HPV Test Results (9 July 2008)
• Basic Facts on Screening and the Pap Test - Cervical cancer screening information from CDC.
• Dear Colleague Letter - from the Director of DSTDP on HPV testing / cervical cancer screening 
• Early Detection of Cervical Cancer - Information pages for patients about cervical cancer, types of screening tests, and recommendations from ACS. 
• Pap Tests & Cervical Health: A Healthy Habit for You - Questions and answers about Pap tests from NCI. 
• Pap Tests for Older Women - Questions and answers about Pap tests for women aged 65 years and older from NCI. 

HPV Vaccine

• Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - MMWR March 23, 2007
  • Continuing education for the Recommendations
• HPV Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends Human Papillomavirus Virus Vaccination - Media advisory. (28 June 2006)
• HPV Vaccine Information for Young Women (Updated June 30, 2008)
• HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians - (Updated June 30, 2008)
• FDA Licenses New Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Other Diseases in Females Caused by Human Papillomavirus - FDA media release (June 8, 2006) 
• GARDASIL® Questions and Answers - Product Approval Information from FDA (June 8, 2006)

Clinicians' Resources

• CDC Questions and Answers Concerning the Safety and Efficacy of Gardasil® (6 June 2007)
• Human Papillomavirus: HPV Information for Clinicians - Brochure on transmission, prevention, detection and clinical management of HPV. Also in Spanish (27 August 2007)
• HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians - (Updated June 30, 2008)
• Cervical Human Papillomavirus Screening among Older Women - EID November 2005
• HPV Provider Survey Results: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices About Genital HPV Infection and Related Conditions (June 13, 2005)
• Webcast: HPV and Cervical Cancer: An Update on Prevention Strategies - Web cast replay, and transcript (9 August 2005)
• Summary Tables of Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines and Recommendations for New Technologies - from CDC.
• Lower Genital Tract Disease Series - Six online CME courses on HPV, cervical cancer screening and management, and patient barriers to screening and follow-up from ASCCP. 
• Curricula for Community-Based Workshops - from ASHA. 
• Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians - Includes HPV web-based educational module from CDC.
• STD Case Series - Continuing education for practitioners in primary health care, family medicine, emergency medicine and other specialties who provide care to persons with or at risk for sexually transmitted disease (published by the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers).  Includes HPV case.

Educators' Resources

• HPV Creative Material Testing  - report, brochure and poster
• Ready-To-Use STD Curriculum - Curriculum modules for clinical educators on seven different STD topics, including HPV from CDC.
• Curricula for Community-Based Workshops - Six-session workshop series for African American and Latina women on cervical cancer, Pap-testing, follow-up care, STDs, and communication with health care providers and partners from ASHA. 
• Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention - a slide show with presenter's notes to encourage cervical cancer screening. Right click link and save to your computer to see presenter's notes.  (Revised August 2005) 
  • Accessible PDF Version 
• Prueba de detección y prevención del cáncer cervical  - Presentación con diapositivas y notas del presentador para promover los exámanes de detección del cáncer cervical en la mujer. Para guardar las notas del presentador en su computador, haga clic en el enlace con el botón de la derecha  (3 August 2005) 
  • Accessible PDF Version 

Archive

• REPORT TO CONGRESS: Prevention of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection (January, 2004)
• Prevention of Genital HPV Infection and Sequelae: Report of an External Consultants Meeting (December 1999)

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For information about common warts not occurring in the genital area, please visit this resource from the National Institutes of Health: Medline Plus - Warts. 

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