Sentences with phrase «genital warts at»
You can get checked for genital warts at your doctor's office, a community health clinic, the health department, or your local Planned Parenthood health center.
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«Based on epidemiological studies, the 9vHPV vaccine could prevent approximately 90 percent of cervical cancer, 90 percent of HPV - related vulvar and vaginal cancer, 70 to 85 percent of high - grade cervical disease in females, and approximately 90 percent of HPV - related anal cancer and genital warts in males and females worldwide,» explained Anna R. Giuliano, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Infection Research in Cancer at Moffitt.
Two existing HPV vaccines, Cervarix ® and Gardasil ®, are effective at preventing disease caused by HPV types 16 and 18, while Gardasil also protects against genital warts caused by HPV 6 and 11.
«Although data clearly indicate better immune responses and vaccine efficacy against both genital warts and cervical dysplasia when vaccination occurs before age 14, this study suggests that HPV vaccination may be effective in reducing abnormal Pap test results even after sexual debut,» explained co-author Rebecca Perkins, MD, MSc, assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston University School of Medicine and a gynecologist at Boston Medical Center.
I would strongly recommend discussing the risks with a sexual health provider, at Planned Parenthood or elsewhere, if you have concerns about the oral transmission of genital warts.
Sexually transmitted infection measures included the following: (1) chlamydia, based on positive test at follow - up; (2) new HSV - 2 infections based on positive test at follow - up after a negative test at enrollment; (3) self - report of STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, HSV - 2, genital warts, T vaginalis, and pelvic inflammatory disease) during the follow - up period; and (4) medical chart review for positive chlamydia, gonorrhea, or HSV - 2 tests during the follow - up period.