Almost all women with cancer have the human papilloma virus (HPV), but most women with HPV never get dysplasia or cancer. HPV is extremely common; some studies show that it is present in the cervixes of almost 80% of sexually active women. There are over 100 subtypes of HPV, but it is the high-risk subtypes that are most likely to progress to cancer. This is why if you have HPV and your gynecologist says it is no big deal, you really shouldn’t worry about it. Really.
Almost all women with cancer have the human papilloma virus (HPV),
but most women with HPV never get dysplasia or cancer. HPV is
extremely common; some studies show that it is present in the
cervixes of almost 80% of sexually active women. There are...
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Dr. Lauren Streicher answered:Almost all women with cancer have the human papilloma virus (HPV), but most women with HPV never get dysplasia or cancer. HPV is extremely common; some studies show that it is present in the cervixes of almost 80% of sexually active women. There are over 100 subtypes of HPV, but it is the high-risk subtypes that are most likely to progress to cancer. This is why if you have HPV and your gynecologist says it is no big deal, you really shouldn’t worry about it. Really.Almost all women with cancer have the human papilloma virus (HPV), but most women with HPV never get dysplasia or cancer. HPV is extremely common; some studies show that it is present in the cervixes of almost 80% of sexually active women. There are... More