According to the NHS, these viruses often do not cause problems for people but some types can lead to genital warts or cancer ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said the draft recommendations aim to avoid unnecessary follow-up tests and ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred ...

The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection .

For starters, it does not mean you have cancer—or that you’re destined to develop it.

The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to ...

The update to the recommendation is not because Pap tests are harmful but because HPV tests are considered more effective in ...

Genital warts are growths that appear on the skin around your vagina or rectum. They may be flat and white. They may be very small and feel like a little bump on your skin. They may be very large ...

The HPV vaccine has led to a significant drop in cervical cancer deaths among younger women, with a 62 percent decline in ...

"The HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer by protecting against the high-risk HPV types," cancer researcher Ashish A.