Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in the open access journal ...

HPV, the human papilloma virus, is extremely common, with Cancer Research UK suggesting that around 80% of people will ...

HPV on your Pap simply means that the virus was detected. If your cervical cells look normal, there's no damage done other than having a viral guest you would rather not have.

MIT has developed a DNA sensor that can detect HPV and HIV infections through voltage changes. The sensor is durable and ...

Women who have HPV during pregnancy may worry that the virus can harm their unborn child. But in most cases, the human papillomavirus does not affect the developing baby. Learn more from WebMD.

The prevalence of HPV infection among all participants at baseline ranged from 8.7% to 69.8%. 21 studies reported the association between circumcision and HPV infection prevalence in males.

Scientists have long questioned whether human papillomavirus, or HPV, infections in men could affect their sperm health and fertility. Now, an early study finds that high-risk HPV infections might ...

Dr Julie has shared a few other facts around HPV: HPV infection is very common, more than 80% of men and women get it. Most people who get HPV, will clear it through their immunity.

More than 95 percent of cervical cancer is caused by sexually transmitted HPV. Multiple strains of the virus are prevalent, but subtypes 16 and 18 are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers.

The HPV virus can also lie inactive inside the body for up to 20 years, so if you have a long term partner and find out you have HPV this is not an indication that they have been unfaithful!

Pisal explains it’s not necessary to treat HPV infection unless it causes a smear abnormality. “Your immunity will usually – in 95% of cases – get rid of the infection,” he says.