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WHAT is HPV?\u00b9 <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n HPV stands for Human Papillomavirus, which is a group of widely common viruses that usually cause infections of the reproductive tract.
\nIt is also common that most adults will get infected by HPV at some point in their lives, with some getting infected more than once. Most HPV cases will clear up on their own within a few months, and about 90% will resolve within 2 years.
\nAdults of reproductive age are at the highest risk of getting HPV infections. While many types of HPV are harmless, there are many high risk types that can cause certain cancers in women, such as those that may persist and progress into cervical cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n
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HPV BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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As of 2011, about
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85% of women in the reproductive
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~1 in 27 cancers worldwide
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Each year, there are approximately
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HPV-RELATED CANCERS <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n

HPV is the leading cause of several types of cancers. \u2074,<\/sup>\u2077\u207b<\/sup>\u2079
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90% of high-grade
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75% of low-grade
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How can HPV infection lead to cervical cancers?\u00b9<\/sup> <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n

Most HPV infections clear up on their own, and most precancerous lesions resolve spontaneously.
However, women are still at risk of HPV infection becoming chronic and progressing to invasive cervical cancer.
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It takes 15 to 20 years for cervical cancer to develop in women with normal immune systems, whereas it can take only 5-10 years to develop in women with weakened immune systems, such as those with untreated human immunode\ufb01ciency virus or HIV infections.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n

HPV has no signs or symptoms.\u00b9\u00b9
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Most people with HPV do not know they are infected and never develop symptoms and health problems from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some people \ufb01nd out they have HPV when they develop warts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Women may \ufb01nd out they have HPV when they get an abnormal Pap test result (during cervical cancer screening).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Others may only \ufb01nd out once they\u2019ve developed more serious problems from HPV, such as cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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