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Human Papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV, is a type of viral infection that spreads through skin-to-skin or sexual contacts like, vaginal, anal and oral sex with a partner who is already infected with HPV. HPV is actually a group of more than a hundred different types of viruses, with at least 30 strains, which are known to cause different types of cancer. Currently no cure for HPV has been confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cervical cancer is probably one of the most unknown and unfamiliar types of cancer despite that it is the fifth most frequent cancer in women based on the number of deaths. A large percentage of the women population has never heard nor has very little knowledge of what it is. Early stages of cervical cancer show almost no symptoms and is very hard to detect once ignored.

Vaginal bleeding, contact bleeding, moderate pain during sexual intercourse, and unusual vaginal discharge are some of the symptoms but these occurrences are usually mistaken for or are disregarded. Advanced stages shows symptoms like loss of appetite, drastic weight loss, over fatigue, pelvic pain, back pain, leg pain, single swollen leg, heavy bleeding from the vagina, and even leaking of urine or feces from the vagina. You must not wait for these advanced symptoms to happen before you go to your doctor. The earliest sign that something is wrong with your system must immediately tell you to have a check up with your gynecologist. Read the rest of this entry »

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Can you believe that amongst cancer Cervical Cancer is the most preventable type? Some specific types if cervical cancers cannot be prevented but some can certainly be. Cervical cancer can affect women’s reproductive health. Some ways for reducing cervical cancer risk are as follows:

Getting a Pap smear: Pap smear can drastically reduce the risk of cervical cancer at a very early stage. Before the cancer develops at all Pap smear can diagnose it and treatment can take care of it. How often or at what interval should one have Pap smear depends up on doctor’s advice.

Limiting sexual partners: Pap smear can also be prevented by not having too many sexual partners. Women who have had multiple sexual partners are more at a risk of developing cervical cancer than those who don’t. Sexual contact is responsible for transferring HPV, a virus or infection that is the cause of cervical cancer. The infection gets transferred because of unprotected sex. Use of condom reduces the risk of HPV to a great extent. Read the rest of this entry »

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It has not been established as to what causes ovarian cancer. It refers to a malignant growth in one or both ovaries. Ovarian cancer has few early warning signs or symptoms so it is generally found only when you have medical tests for other illnesses or maybe a surgery like a hysterectomy.

While the cause of ovarian cancer cannot be determined there are a few risk factors that must be considered. Genetic factors are a main risk factor as if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer you are more at risk. Certain women carry mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene and are seen to be at high risk for developing ovarian cancer and that too at a very early age. Older women and women who have never had children are at risk. If you already have a history of say breast or colon cancer then the chances of you developing ovarian cancer are also higher.

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HPV - Human Papillomavirus is a viral infection, which spreads through skin-to-skin sexual contact. It’s an infection, which cannot be cured, only treated. You can save yourself from AIDS with the help of condoms but HPV infection is worse. You cannot save yourself in anyway except not indulging in sex.

The infected people you are physically involved with may be unaware of it themselves and may not show the signs of infection for a long time.Sometimes the signs are not visible at all. Of course like aids you don’t die of it but the life turns bad. Warts inside the vagina or around genitals is far from easy on the ears, forget bearing it all.

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Once a patient is diagnosed with cervical cancer, the chances of recovery depend on a number of factors. These include the stage of the cancer and whether it has affected only the cervix or has attacked other parts of the body such as the lymph nodes. The physician will need to determine the type of cervical cancer—whether squamous cell or adenocarcinoma.

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Doctors recommend that women get tested for cervical cancer as soon as they are 21. In fact they even recommend it for younger girls who are sexually active. There are various kinds of tests to examine the cervix and detect cervical cancer. All women are aware that a Pap smear is a mandatory procedure that they get done every year if possible.

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Cervical cancer is still an unknown entity. Doctors and researchers are uncertain about what causes it or what it stems from. So, all women are, to a certain degree, at risk for cervical cancer. However, certain factors have been zeroed in on as possibly causing or increasing a woman’s chances of developing cervical cancer.
Women who have started having sex at a young age may be more vulnerable to cervical cancer.

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Women must be acutely aware of any changes in their bodies, which may be signs and symptoms of any gynecological disease. Cervical cancer is one such.
 
Cervical cancer does not grow suddenly but slowly over time. This is why it is necessary for women to get a regular Pap smear test every year. There are no obvious symptoms of cancer of the cervix. So the Pap smear identifies changes to the cervix that may be indications of cervical cancer, which can then be treated soon and successfully. Early detection of the cancer helps with faster recovery.
 
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The food and drug administration has approved a vaccine to prevent the human papilloma virus or HPV, which is the cause in the majority of cases of cervical cancer. When taken into consideration the statistics are astounding: over thirty million people have HPV and nearly six million new cases are reported each year. Approximately one half of all sexually active people will contract genital HPV at some point in their lives, and nearly ten million sexually active teens have genital HPV right now.

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