I bet there really is a HPV test for men? ?

Question

I'm probably wrong, but I can't help wondering if there really is a test to test men for the HPV virus, but it's kept quiet about, as women might demand men get tested for it and if it's positive then many men won't have anybody sleep with them, so instead young girls have to have vaccines.

Answer 1

Trust me, those of us in public health are NOT conspiring against womankind. If there was a clinically available test for HPV in men that worked, we would recommend it. My job is to help improve the health of communities, and I'm actually insulted that you'd think that we're h**l-bent on hiding important health interventions that could save thousands of lives every year just because you think we want to enable people to s***w around. C'mon, let's be logical.

In the scientific studies that examine HPV in men, the test subjects have to submit "penile scraping" to a lab. The lab then runs a bunch of DNA tests on the scrapings to see if they find traces of HPV DNA.

This is a RESEARCH-only test, and it is not available clinically. Tests like these are not done on a widespread basis for a few reasons.

1. It's hard to get men to give you "penile scrapings." That aversion alone is enough to keep a lot of people from getting tested. Think it's a silly stretch? Try talking to men who refuse to be tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea because they don't want to have their urethrae swabbed.

2. The test is expensive and impractical to run. This alone is the BIGGEST reason not to test men for HPV.

3. And lastly, the test result is overwhelmingly usually POSITIVE, so testing men for HPV really wouldn't tell us anything new. What do you do with test info that doesn't help you control the infection, doesn't fix any situation and doesn't tell you how contagious the person is? You can't do anything about it. In fact, all you would get is a whole lot of panicking, stigmatization, hate and fear. On a social level, testing men for HPV wouldn't be beneficial.

So why test women? We don't! We don't usually test women for HPV. We run Pap smears, which test for cervical disease.

And why vaccinate? Because that helps reduce the number of people who get HPV in the first place. Shrinking the reservoir of disease is important for its control. Give it a few years, and the HPV vaccines will be given to males, too. Then any idea that HPV is an anti-woman plot should defenestrate itself neatly.

Answer 2

They are tests that have been used in research…they are not painful…and they are not expensive…some researchers are using the same HPV test that is used on the cell sample of the cervix.  These tests may not be as accurate (because there is no central place to acquire cells…like the transformation zone of the cervix – there is no central place for v***a screening either) ….but I can’t help but ask…wouldn’t they help…especially after the 1.5 million the gal in Iowa just won due to acquiring the virus from a partner.  Men need once a year p***s – testicular – s*****m visuals just like a woman…and swabbing of the genital area…it is only fair…many, many, many men would be aware they carry the virus.  

siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/08/...

The problem with the vaccine is that it is most effective when used before any sex…if we have had s*x then it may not prevent HPV types that we may already have.  The vaccine does not prevent all high and low risk HPV types.  

I wish you well.

Here are some studies for you:

  Study charts HPV prevalence

Published:

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:10 AM CDT

Researchers from the Arizona Cancer Center recently completed a study

on the prevalence of the anal human papillomavirus (HPV) in

heterosexual men.

Much research concerning HPV has focused mainly on women — for example,

developing a vaccine for HPV in women — and on homosexual men.

Of the 222 men in the study from Tucson and Tampa, Fla., who

acknowledged having had no prior sexual intercourse with other men,

nearly 25 percent were found to have an anal HPV infection. Of the men

with infections, 33.3 percent had at least one of 13 types that

eventually lead to cancer.

The researchers have secured funding from the National Cancer Institute

to replicate the study in a larger group of men from the United States,

Mexico, and Brazil.

UA study finds high rate of HPV in heterosexual men

HEIDI ROWLEY

Tucson Citizen

One-fourth of the heterosexual men in an Arizona Cancer Center study

had a sexually transmitted disease that is considered the primary

cause of anal cancer in men and cervical cancer in women.

The study, published in June in the Journal of Infectious Diseases,

looked at anal human papillomavirus (HPV) in heterosexual men who

reported having s*x with a woman in the past year.

The link between HPV and cervical cancer in women led to the

development of a preventative vaccine for women.

No such vaccine exists for men but one is being tested, the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

"This is important for understanding whether the vaccine might have

some potential use in men, too," said Alan Nyitray, research

scientist at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman

College of Public Health, who analyzed the study data.

According to National Cancer Institute data, anal cancer in men

nearly tripled between 1973 and 2005, Nyitray said.

The institute estimates that 2,020 men will be diagnosed with and 250

men will die of anal cancer in 2008.

The study looked at 253 men in Tucson and Tampa, Fla. Of those, 222

men said they had no prior sexual intercourse with a man. Of that

number, 24.8 percent had anal HPV.

"I think it's important for people not to be too alarmed by this,"

Nyitray,said. "There's a lot to learn about HPV and a lot of

misunderstanding about HPV."

Little research has been done on anal HPV and men, and most previous

studies focused on homosexual men. According to the CDC, there are no

health screenings for men to detect HPV. Genital HPV can exhibit

itself as a wart, but HPV is most often symptomless. The CDC also

reports that HPV will often clear up on its own within two years of a

person's being infected.

There are more than 100 types of HPV, 30 to 40 of which are

transmitted sexually. Of those, 13 may lead to anal cancer.

Of the men with anal HPV infection, 33.3 percent had at least one of

the HPV types that may lead to cancer.

Based on the results of the Tucson study, the National Cancer

Institute is funding a study of about 1,200 men from the U.S., Mexico

and Brazil.

Nyitray, who wrote the grant request for the follow-up study, said

the second study will help determine "whether our result from the

first study was unique."

"We didn't expect that number," he said, referring to the almost 25

percent. "It's a real interesting finding that we need to look at

closer."

The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa is

collaborating with the UA on both studies.

Discovery of HPV in male oral cancers leads to vaccination call

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | 11:40 AM ET

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CBC News

There's growing evidence that the virus that causes cervical cancer

in women is also linked to cancers in men, leading health

professionals to call for an HPV vaccination program for boys.

Janet Dollin, the president of the Federation of Medical Women of

Canada, said pu

Answer 3

the idea is excellent to test men for HPV +ve.

otherwise, both partners should agree mutually   to examine the genital as well as anal regions for warts, which may be flat, or raised in  clusters like cauli flower. more in the muco-cutaneous regions not only on genitals but also in the lips of the mouth , a**s, labia majora/minora  @ the entry of v****a, etc.

but for genital warts, homoeopathy has excellent remedies.

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