2023-09-11 02:27:00
Of the more than 200 different variables of HPV, twelve are considered “high risk” due to their carcinogenic nature.
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Nearly one in three men over 15 years of age in The world is infected with at least one variant of the genital human papillomavirus (HPV), the most widespread sexually transmitted infection, according to the results of a study conducted among the male population.
The study, published this Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health and led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), is based on a systematic review and a meta-analysis assessing the prevalence of genital HPV infection in the general male population.
According to the publication, the global combined prevalence of HPV in men aged over 15 years is high (31%), with a special incidence in sexually active men regardless of their age, who represent an important reservoir for genital HPV infections. .
Of the more than 200 different HPV variables, twelve are considered “high risk” (HR-HPV) because of their carcinogenic nature and, according to the study findings, affect approximately one in five men worldwide with an overall pooled prevalence of 21%.
The estimates presented also show that the prevalence reaches its peak of infection in young adults between 25 and 29 years of age (35%), with genotype 16 being the most prevalent and at the same time the main cause (along with genotype 18) of cancer. cervical.
Geographically, the results indicate the highest prevalence of any type of HPV in sub-Saharan Africa (37%), followed by Europe and North America (36%), while the lowest prevalence was recorded in East and Southeast Asia, with a 15% for any type of human papilloma virus.
cancers in men
HPV-related cancers in men, primarily penile, anal, oral, or throat, reached approximately 69,400 cases in 2018according to data from the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer.
In the case of women, the human papillomavirus is the main cause of cervical cancer and each year causes the death of 340,000 women.
Despite the fact that most human papilloma infections are asymptomatic, the authors of the study intend to raise awareness with these data about the importance of incorporating the male population into prevention strategies and thus reduce morbidity and mortality in both women and men. in men. M.T.T. (SyM)
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