Is HPV more prevelant today than 20 yrs ago or do we just have better testing?!
Question:
Is HPV more prevelant today than 20 yrs ago or do we just have better testing?
I am trying to find out if it really is an epidemic now or has always been around, just nobody knew how to test for it.
Also, is it really an STD? Some people don't think its an STD in the sense that gonorrhea is an STD.
Any thoughts?
Answers:
Yes it is STD
HPV is the most common sexual transmitted infection in the United States. In the United States approximately 20-million people are currently infected with HPV. About 6.2 million Americans will get infected with genital HPV this year. According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) 11% of American women do not have regular cervical cancer screenings. Women who do not have cervical cancer screenings on a regular basis dramatically increase their chances of developing cervical cancer. About 14,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer disease each year and more than 3,900 women die in the United States each year from this disease. According to The Journal of the American Medical Association (Dunne, Eileen F. et al, 2007) the prevalence of HPV infection among females in the United States is as follows:
24.5% prevalence of HPV among females 14 to 19 years old
44.8% prevalence of HPV among females 20 to 24 years old
More info: http://www.positivesingles.com/blog/mala...