Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection but it is unclear whether
differences in transmission efficacy exist between individual HPV types. Information on …

Background: We evaluated the influence of the partner's human papillomavirus (HPV) status
and sexual practices on prevalent HPV infection among new couples to study HPV …

Background To evaluate whether the use of male condoms reduces the risk of male-to-
female transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, longitudinal studies explicitly …

Background Smoking increases the risk of squamous-cell carcinoma of the cervix, but it is
not clear whether smoking increases the risk of acquisition or persistence of human …

Background Patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are at risk of developing
cancer later in their life. Current research estimates the prevalence of genital HPV infection …

Background. Our understanding of factors associated with acquisition and clearance of
human papillomavirus (HPV) in men has been limited. This study sought to determine …

The risk of cervical cancer for a woman depends largely on the probability of being infected
with some specific types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV). In the control groups of four case …

Minority women in the United States experience a disproportionately high burden of the
more than 2 million yearly cases of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix. Risk …

Background: No studies have examined human papillomavirus (HPV) infections among
couples early in their sexual relationships when transmission is most likely. Our objective …

Most studies of risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detection have focused on
overall HPV positivity and have not examined determinants for high-risk and low-risk HPV …