was revised in 2002 because of the revision of the Bethesda System in 2001 and the introduction of HPV testing in the management of atypical squamous cells. This revision is based on new information being available‚ including the ASC-US/LSIL Triage Study (ALTS) and the use of HPV testing as an adjunct in cervical cytology. In this guideline‚ HPV testing refers to testing for high-risk HPV types (1‚2‚3). In this revision‚ the recommendations for atypical squamous cells (ASC) and low-grade
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HPV Human Pailloma Virus (HPV) is a virus that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. There are over 40 types of HPV which affects males and females and it is the most common STI (sexually transmitted infection). Signs and symptoms in men may never develop‚ but in cases that do genital warts will appear on the penis‚ testicles‚ groin thighs‚ or in/ around the anus which may appear within weeks or months. These can be removed by the provider or the patient themselves with a treatment that
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Medical Research With or Without Informed Consent In 1952‚ paralytic polio peaked in the United States with 21‚000 reported cases and numerous deaths. It was in February 1952; Jonas Salk developed the world’s first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh and by testing it on cultured “HeLa” cells‚ proved it to be effective for distribution by 1955. The cells he used were collected from a poor black tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks‚ born August 1st‚ 1920 in Roanoke Virginia. In January
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases affecting more than 20 million American women. Every year‚ more than 6.2 million people become infected. At least fifty perfect of sexually active Americans will contract some type of HPV in their life. Most women will fight the infection on their own but other women will not. The high prevalence of HPV in addition to the causal association to cervical cancer has led to the development of Gardasil‚ a prophylactic
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human papillomavirus (HPV) is the sexually transmitted infection that is known to be the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV is a non-enveloped double stranded DNA virus that can be grouped into group one of the Baltimore Classification System (Radosevich‚ 2012‚ p. 6). Since it is transmitted by sexual intercourse‚ it is very common that most people get it at some point in their lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ there are over forty types of HPV documented that infects
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Epidemiology of HPV in Teenagers Rosalyn Huf NUR/408 June 4‚ 2012 Linnette Nolte Epidemiology today is considered to be the core science of public health and is described as a constellation of disciplines with a common mission: optimal health for the whole community (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008). Epidemiology has reformed public health and continues to strive for disease prevention and health promotion in communities across the world. The population and disease that will be discussed in
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slowly with precancerous abnormalities‚ and even if cancer develops‚ it generally progresses very gradually. Cervical cancer is the most preventable type of cancer and is very treatable in its early stages. Regular Pap tests and human Papilloma Virus (HPV) screening can help detect this disease early. Dysplasia is a term that refers to a precancerous condition. It may become cancerous‚ but not always. In the case of cervical cancer‚ dysplasia indicates that the layer of cells that covers the cervix (squamous
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clinical guidelines on appropriate use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA tests. The author tries to determine the influences of consumer marketing and professional guidelines on use of various health care products and services available to today’s patient population. An attempt has been made to understand the mindset of the consumer and which factors impact the appropriate and inappropriate use of healthcare products‚ in this case the (HPV) DNA tests. This paper has an established direction because it
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HHH1207 Research Methods & the Use Of Evidence in Professional Practice. Sarah J. Clegg UO671752 February 2011 4323Words Name Sarah J. Clegg Number U0671752 Course HHH1207 Research methods and the Use of Evidence in Professional Practice. (BSc Hons Professional Studies) Date February 2011 Introduction (About 1‚000 words) An awareness of resources for evidence based practice is demonstrated. An explanation of the rationale for the choice of the topic
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases According to Dr. Ananya Mandal on news-medical.net‚ sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections that can be transmitted through sexual contact with an infected individual. These are also termed sexually transmitted infections or STIs. STDs can be transmitted during vaginal or other types of sexual intercourse including oral and anal sex. Today I am going to be stating and explaining the three most common sexually transmitted diseases. According to
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