Oral HPV Infection in Women with HPV-Positive Cervix Is Closely Related to Oral Sex.

ABSTRACT: The oral transmission of HPV and, consequently, the risk of oral cancer has increased in the last years. Oral sex has often been implicated among the risk factors for oral HPV infections, however, there is still no consensus on these topics, nor on the relationship between genital and oral HPV infections. The present study aimed to evaluate the coexistence of papilloma virus, at the levels of the oral and genital mucosa, in women with a histologically confirmed HPV lesions (and a positive HPV test) at the genital level and a negative HPV control group. We also evaluated how some risk factors, such as smoking, the number of partners, age, and sexual habits can influence the possible presence of the virus itself in the oropharynx of the same women. In total, 117 unvaccinated women aged betwe

SUBMITTER: Bruno MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10297673 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature