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Verrugas genitales - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Condiloma acuminado; Verrugas del pene; Virus del papiloma humano (VPH); Verrugas venéreas; Condiloma; Prueba de ADN para el VPH; Enfermedad de transmisión sexual (ETS)

Prevención:

La abstinencia total es la única forma a toda prueba de evitar las verrugas genitales y otras infecciones que se propagan a través del contacto sexual (ITS). Usted también puede disminuir la posibilidad de contraer una ITS teniendo relaciones sexuales sólo con un compañero que se sabe que no tiene la enfermedad.

Los condones masculinos y femeninos no pueden ofrecer una protección completa, debido a que el virus o las verrugas pueden estar en la piel. No obstante, los condones reducen el riesgo y de todos modos se deben usar en todo momento. El virus del papiloma humano (VPH) se puede transmitir de una persona a otra aun cuando no haya verrugas visibles u otros síntomas. Ver: comportamiento sexual seguro.

Deje de fumar.

Hay disponibilidad de dos vacunas que protegen contra cuatro de los tipos del virus del papiloma humano que causan la mayoría de los cánceres cervicales en mujeres. La vacuna se aplica en una serie de tres inyecciones y se recomienda para niñas y mujeres de 9 a 26 años de edad.

Ver: vacuna contra el VPH para obtener información más detallada.

  • Reviewed last on: 12/22/2010
  • Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Diaz ML. Human papilloma virus: prevention and treatment.Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2008;35(2):199-217.

Mayrand MH, Duarte-Franco E, Rodrigues I, Walter SD, Hanley J, Ferenczy A, et al. Human papillomavirus DNA versus Papanicolaou screening tests for cervical cancer. N Engl J Med. 2007;357:1579-1588.

Kahn JA. HPV vaccination for the prevention of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:271-278.

HPV and Men - CDC Fact Sheet. April 3, 2008. Accessed December 20, 2009.

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