Posted on 09/05/2023 2:07:26 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A new study has been published showing that almost one in three men over the age of 15 are infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type, and one in five are infected with one or more of what are known as high risk, or oncogenic, HPV types.
These estimates show that men frequently harbor genital HPV infections and emphasize the importance of incorporating men in efforts to control HPV infection.
The systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of genital HPV infection in the general male population based on studies published between 1995 and 2022. The global pooled prevalence was 31% for any HPV and 21% for high-risk HPV. HPV-16 was the most prevalent HPV genotype (5%) followed by HPV-6 (4%).
HPV prevalence was high in young adults, reaching a maximum between the ages of 25 years and 29 years, and stabilized or slightly decreased thereafter. Pooled prevalence estimates were similar for the geographical regions of Europe and Northern America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Australia and New Zealand (Oceania). The estimates for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia were half that of the other regions.
The majority of HPV infections in men and women are asymptomatic, but they can lead to long-term sequelae and mortality. Each year, more than 340,000 women die of cervical cancer.
In men, HPV infection tends to manifest clinically as anogenital warts, which cause significant morbidity and increase HPV transmission rates. HPV infections are also associated with penile, anal and oropharyngeal cancers, which are commonly linked to HPV type 16.
"This global study on the prevalence of genital HPV infection among men confirms how widespread HPV infection is. HPV infection with high-risk HPV types can cause genital warts and oral, penile and anal cancer in men," said Dr. Meg Doherty.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Never mind the association with WHO and its terrorist secretary general.
I listened to Ed Dowd yesterday and he was asked about what can people do about the state of the world...
his first words were "strength comes from within"...meaning we have to stay positive, live our lives well, love your family and friends and carry on with life...
IOWS...let the rest of the world go to hell...we don't have to....WE DON'T HAVE TO!
I listened to Ed Dowd yesterday and he was asked about what can people do about the state of the world...
his first words were "strength comes from within"...meaning we have to stay positive, live our lives well, love your family and friends and carry on with life...
IOWS...let the rest of the world go to hell...we don't have to....WE DON'T HAVE TO!
sorry for the double post....
The Bible is filled with examples of the righteous having to flee destruction, though. God wasn’t about to let Lot’s house keep standing while all of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed around it.
Well said!
Um, did you mean undetected? Because a count of detected infections would be factually accurate.
They are basing the 33% claim on detected infections, aren’t they? A possible infection that is undetected can’t be counted.
Well then I’m confused as to why you think basing an estimate on detected infections is specious. Detected infections is a factual number.
Because applying it to the male population at large is specious. It’s a guess, and a wild one at that.
Inclusion criteria were population-based surveys in men aged 15 years or older or HPV prevalence studies with a sample size of at least 50 men with no HPV-related pathology or known risk factors for HPV infection that collected samples from anogenital sites and used PCR or hybrid capture 2 techniques for HPV DNA detection. Exclusion criteria were studies conducted among populations at increased risk of HPV infection, exclusively conducted among circumcised men, and based on urine or semen samples.
So samples were collected from men and tested for HPV. That's neither specious or guessing.
Yes. There are only a very few individuals compared to the male population at large in the world from whom samples of that kind can be collected; anyone else and it will not be detected. So expanding to 33 percent of male worldwide population is both specious and guessing.
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