What Are The Risks Related To Having Hpv During Pregnancy

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Gardasil (HPV) vaccine for those already with HPV (HPV Vaccine for MEN) (GARDASIL) VACCINE (HPV)

I'm a 43 year old man with HPV already, awaiting biopsy results to see if I have anal cancer as we speak. Is it a waist of time and resources to get the Gardasil (HPV) vaccine at this time, or will it help down the road whether I have anal...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Gardasil is a preventative, not a therapeutic vaccine. Consequently if you already have the HPV strains contained within the vaccine, getting inoculated will not provide any help. I'll reprint some information about Gardasil from the... Read more »

GARDASIL FOR PEOPLE WITH HPV (GARDASIL VACCINE) (HPV VACCINE FOR THOSE ALREADY INFECTED WITH HPV, 2008)

Hello Dr. Francisco, Im a 24yr old male who recently found out has HPV, as a consequence my... Read more »

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pregnancy risk for hpv+

first of all thank you for the job you are doing.i like to know if there are any risk for the fetus... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS Patients at Increased Risk for HPV-Related Cancers

People with AIDS have a statistically significant higher risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers, with risks increasing along with immunosuppression, according to a new study. Dr. Anil K. Chaturvedi of the National Cancer Institute... Read more »

Condom Use Reduces Young Women's Risk of Contracting HPV, Study Says

Young women whose partners use condoms every time they have sex are 70% less likely to contract the human papillomavirus than women whose partners use condoms less than 5% of the time, according to a study published in the June 22 edition of the ... Read more »

Study Shows Evidence Linking HPV-Related Cancers With Immunosuppression Levels

A new study finds that people with AIDS are at increased risk of developing cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and that this risk increases as the patients' level of immunosuppression rises. The researchers accessed data... Read more »

Significant Rise in HPV-Related Throat Cancer in Men

The increasing incidence of oropharyngeal cancers in the United States since 1984 is associated with human papillomavirus, according to research presented recently at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago. HPV... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi i am 27 and was diagnosed h.i.v.+ 5 years ago i recently got engaged and plan to marry next year. What we would like to know are the risks if any involved in becoming pregnant (he is negative) I have been put off by interfering relatives who I... Read more »

others using drug therapy in pregnancy

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm 15 wks. pregnant and have been on abacavir,viracept and 3tc. I'm concerned about first trimester exposure and also about abacavir because it's been used so little in pregnancy. I'd like to connect with other women who have delivered or are... Read more »

Sintomas HPV o Herpes sin lesiones ?

Posted by Anonymous

Tengo un picor constante en el conducto que va de la vulva hacia el utero. Me han realizado una citologa y un cultivo ( aparte de pruebas en sangre de silfilis, hepatitis, cultivo viral para herpes, y VIH ) , y todo ha dado negativo, pero desde una... Read more »

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