What is the most serious condition associated with human papillomavirus?
When the virus doesn’t go away on its own, it can cause serious health problems. These include genital warts and warts in the throat (known as recurrent respiratory papillomatosis). HPV can also cause cervical cancer and other cancers of the genitals, head, neck, and throat.
What are risk factors for acquiring HPV?
High-risk sexual behavior is the main risk factor associated with the acquisition and persistence of HPV infection and development of HPV-associated cancers7. These sexual risk behaviors include age of first vaginal sex, age of first oral sex, and number of oral and vaginal sexual partners7.
Can papillomavirus kill you?
Screening by Pap and HPV testing can detect precancerous changes that can be treated to prevent cancer from developing. HPV can also lead to anal cancer in both men and women, a cancer that affects about 5,530 women and 2,770 men per year and causes 760 deaths in women and 520 in men and is on the rise.
What life threatening illness can HPV cause?
HPV can cause cervical and other cancers including cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, or anus. It can also cause cancer in the back of the throat, including the base of the tongue and tonsils (called oropharyngeal cancer). Cancer often takes years, even decades, to develop after a person gets HPV.
Will I have HPV for the rest of my life?
Depending on the type of HPV that you have, the virus can linger in your body for years. In most cases, your body can produce antibodies against the virus and clear the virus within one to two years. Most strains of HPV go away permanently without treatment.
How can I strengthen my immune system for HPV?
The HPV vaccine is a good way to boost your immune system to fight HPV. People who are vaccinated are less likely to get genital warts, cervical cancer, and several other cancers caused by HPV.
What vitamins help cure HPV?
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- Folic Acid: . 8mg/daily, part of a B Vitamin complex. Take with Vitamin B-12. Especially important for people taking Birth Control Pills.
- Vitamin B-6 50 mg/daily Again, important for Pill users.
- Vitamin C 500-3,000 mg/daily.
- Vitamin E 400 units/daily.
- Vitamin A 800 mcg/daily.
- Zinc 12 mg/daily.
- Selenium 55 mg/daily.
What vitamins should you take if you have HPV?
Folate and B-12 Taking a multivitamin or folate and B-12 supplements might help your body fight off an HPV infection and clear up warts.