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Recent Advances in Preventing HPV-Related Diseases

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Angie is a 31-year-old married mother of two. She was seen in your office for a routine pap smear and it was abnormal. She underwent colposcopy and was noted to have cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 1. Studies showed that she was positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16. This is all news to her and she wants information on this issue. Of the following possible statements you could make to her, which are true?

A. 75% of sexually active men and women are exposed to HPV at some point in their lives

B. This condition is rarely seen in women with less than four lifetime sex partners

C. HPV types 16 and 18 are the most prevalent types and HPV is the most common cause of cervical cancer

D. Since HPV also causes genital warts she most likely contacted this virus from someone with genital warts

E. A and C

F. B and D

G. A, B, and C

H. All of the above

Angie has a 10-year-old daughter. In researching her medical problem she has read about the development of vaccines for HPV to prevent the infection. She wonders what the difference is between a “bivalent” and “quadravalent” vaccine for HPV. Of the following possible statements you could make to her, which are true?

A. Quadravalent vaccines are twice as strong as bivalent vaccines

B. Both vaccines are highly effective in protecting against the most common HPV types associated with the development of cervical cancer (types 16 and 18)

C. Since it is a vaccine, there is a small (but rare) chance of actually getting an HPV infection from the vaccine

D. The quadravalent vaccine additionally covers the two HPV types that cause genital warts

E. A and C

F. B and D

G. All of the above