Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has different types of warts. "There are the venereal warts which are the benign papillomas, and there are the ones that are called malignant lesions that don't show…...

Every year there are approximately 14 million new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections in the United States. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says the main cause is having intercourse. "HPV could be contracted in any time of intercourse…...

HPV is a sexually transmitted disease and it can cause cervical cancer. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says HPV is also associated with penile cancer, rectal cancer and oral cancer and he explains how vaccine helps to…...

Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains there are four mainly strains to diagnose Human Papillomavirus (HPV): 6, 11, 16, and 18. "6 and 11 are benign and 16 and 18 are more malignant". He also says those…...

Kristina Rua, Patient Nurse Navigator with Miami Cancer Institute, says other types of gynecological cancers are cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and fallopian cancer. "Cervical cancer is one of the ones we are seeing a lot." She explains studies has shown that so many of the cervical cancers are caused from HPV. "Having an HPV vaccine…...

Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says it is a myth that only women get Human Papillomavirus (HPV). "The thing with men is that it is hard to diagnose and test them, but of course men get HPV".…...

Pap smears are the key to diagnose HPV. Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about the annual women's visit to their gynecologist and the different guidelines for doctors to make an HPV diagnosis...

A lot of children don’t develop any type of infection although their moms are HPV positive. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains the best HPV treatment is prevention and he also talks about HPV vaccine...