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Article: Condom use shortens duration of HPV infection.(Infectious Diseases; human papillomavirus)
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- Internal Medicine News
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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LOS ANGELES -- Condom use does matter in human papillomavirus infections, because it is associated with a shorter persistence of infection in females, according to a study of 57 sexually active female adolescents.
The investigators followed the adolescents for an average 2.2 years, included periods during which the subjects collected vaginal swabs weekly. The results showed that in those who reported the least-frequent condom use, the mean duration of an HPV infection was 251 days, compared with a mean duration of 138 days for those reporting the most condom use, Marcia L. Shew, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.
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