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Article: Prevalence of HPV infection differs for men and women.
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- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- December 11, 2004
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2004 DEC 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The age-specific prevalence of sexually transmitted human papillomavirus infection in women differs substantially from that in men who have sex with men, according to a new study.
The study was led by Peter V. Chin-Hong of the University of California, San Francisco, and published in the December 15, 2004, issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online.
Study data indicate a high prevalence of anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in all age groups of men who have sex with men. This finding contrasts with the age-related prevalence of cervical HPV infection.
Numerous studies have ...