The human papillomavirus in women is much more frequent than in men , causing the same symptoms as in men, but with a slight difference in the effects that lead to types of cancer.
Currently, the action protocol against the human papillomavirus for women is much more effective than for men, since being the female sex that is most affected with this type of sexually transmitted disease, it has been seen opportune improving their conditions in terms of treating said disease.
What is the HPV virus about?
The human papilloma virus is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases or STDs that occur today in our society .
At first this disease is harmless , and most of its carriers do not show symptoms that it is present in their body, but on other occasions these end up manifesting in the form of genital warts and produce cells that can lead to cancer.
Types of HPV that affect women
Of all the viruses that make up this disease, experts have thought it appropriate to divide them into two types , based on the symptoms they present in each case, and the percentage that these viruses tend to lead to cancer cells in our body.
As in men, there are a series of viruses which only produce warts on the genitals, which are treated and eliminated permanently; But there is another class whose manifestation in our body is not only by genital warts, but also leads to cells that cause cancer in certain areas of the body.
HPV contagion
As with all STDs, the human papillomavirus is spread through genital, oral, or anal sex .
Any contact of the infected mucous membranes with the body of the healthy person can lead to contagion of the virus, without the need to use or not protection.
It is clear that protection prevents the spread of other types of sexually transmitted diseases, but in this case it does not guarantee completely safe protection.
How to prevent Human Papillomavirus in women
Unfortunately, there are few measures that can be taken in a short stage of the disease, since high-risk HPV only manifests itself when the virus has already caused major health problems, and only more radical measures can be taken to reverse it .
However, there are some measures with which it can be taken in time , being necessary to carry out a series of periodic tests to avoid the appearance of abnormal cells, in the tissues that are normally affected, or simply by submitting to the Pap test , with the one that efficiently determines whether or not the virus is present in the body.
Another way to prevent contagion is by submitting to the vaccination protocol , with which the immune system can be prepared to detect and fight the virus before it causes major health problems.
Cancer cell treatment
Normally the cases in which HPV leads to cancer are very few , apart from taking years between contagion and for the disease to emerge, passing from abnormal pre-cancer cells to activated and cancerous cells.
It is best to carry out a series of periodic medical tests to be able to detect and fight cancer, from when it presents the first manifestations of the virus and thus to be able to eliminate all infected tissue in a simple and outpatient way, before it passes into the body.
Treatment of cells in their advanced stage
When vulvar or throat cancer has been detected in an advanced state, the only thing left is to undergo surgery with which you can remove the entire affected area, and thus be able to act as soon as possible avoiding major problems.
As a complementary effect to it, the patient will have to go through radio or chemotherapy sessions with which the disappearance of foreign bodies and the elimination of all those cells that affected the area can be guaranteed.
Is the cancer completely eliminated?
Unfortunately, there is currently no technique that guarantees complete elimination and non-recurrence of it.
All the techniques used for these cases are efficient and end the root disease, but there is none of them with which it is guaranteed that these cancer cells will not reappear over time, giving rise to another type of cancer located in a different area of the body.
The best way to avoid a new outbreak of it is to go for periodic check-ups with the oncologist , and to be able to carry out a plan of action and routine check-ups with which to keep track in the following years.