What is HPV?
First of all, if this HPV virus affects 80% of women don't you think we should try to offer some hope?
This sexually transmitted disease, which is also linked to cervical cancer, affects 80 percent of women by the time they reach the age of 50, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The large study, conducted on nearly 2,500 women and published recently in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that those who had been exposed to HPV were more than twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those who hadn't.
Prevention magazine Contributing Editor Dr. Holly Phillips said on "The Early Show," "What makes it particularly powerful is that these women were more likely to have a heart attack or stroke, even if they didn't have traditional risk factors for the illnesses, like high blood pressure or high cholesterol or obesity. The virus itself seemed to raise their risk."
However, Phillips stressed that the study doesn't make a direct connection between HPV and heart disease.
"We can't say directly that the virus causes heart attacks. But we can see a link," Phillips said. "It may have to do with actually a gene called p53. This gene helps to protect our bodies against cancer and heart disease, and the virus seems to inactivate it, and that seems to raise our risk for both."
How Can You Get HPV?
HPV is transmitted by skin to skin contact through vaginal, anal and oral sex with a partner who already has HPV.
If infected, signs and symptoms may take weeks, months and even years to appear. Worse... symptoms may never appear!
HPV is widespread among men.
An international study published in March in The Lancet found that half of all adult males in the United States may be infected with the virus. More than 40 strains of HPV exist, and all are passed along by skin-to-skin contact, usually during sexual relations, according to the CDC.
The most well-known strain of HPV causes genital warts. But other strains show no obvious symptoms and clear up on their own with no medical treatment, Dr. Jean Bonhomme, an assistant professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, told HealthDay.
"Because it normally causes no symptoms, men and women can get it and pass it on without even knowing they have it," Bonhomme said.
Since the virus spreads through skin contact, normal protections that prevent the spread of disease through body fluids won't work, Bonhomme said. "Diseases like herpes and HPV cannot be completely prevented by condoms because they are both spread by contact with skin," Bonhomme said. "If the virus comes into contact with the scrotum or thighs, you can still be infected."
Symptoms of HPVA new study indicates that HPV infections are far more widespread than researchers suspected. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman discusses.
One in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate.
The figure is mostly in line with previous assessments. The highest prevalence "�nearly 45 percent"� was found in young women within the age range recommended for a new virus-fighting vaccine, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers have estimated that 20 million Americans have some form of HPV. The study concluded that 26.8 percent of U.S. women are infected, a figure that is comparable to earlier estimates using smaller groups.
We expected the prevalence of any HPV infection would be high and that's what we found, said CDC researcher Dr. Eileen Dunne, the study's lead author.
Suggestions (Four Winds Nutrition)
Considering how many men and women are affected by the HPV virus you might want to reduce your chances of being infected and if infected then you really want to use our suggested combination!
What Am I To Do?
1. HZ hp
Relief of symptoms due to virus-associated rashes and cold sores.
- Preventative dose drink 1 teaspoon per day and allow its broad spectrum activity to kill bacteria, viruses, and yeast in your body.
- If you are getting sick or going to be exposed to illness, are traveling, or under stress take 1 teaspoon 2 times/day
- For serious illness take 3-4 teaspoons daily.
- More info on how to use Silver Shield can be found here
3. Immune stimulator
This excellent formula has been meticulously designed to promote macrophage activity in your body, leading to a chain reaction of immune activity, which will strengthen your entire system against enemy attack.
4. CellFood
It provides an unsurpassed oxygen and nutrient delivery system, and is absorbed quickly and efficiently by every cell in the body. Cellfood's unique structure oxygenates and feeds the cells cleaning and tuning up the body's systems throughout the day. Cellfood is made from all-natural plant substances, is yeast-free and gluten-free.
5. L-Lysine
Virus-fighting, gland-regulating amino acid, necessary for all amino acid assimilation. Used to fight fever blisters/cold sores and mouth ulcers (herpes simplex virus).
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