ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2013
Concordance and transmission of human papillomavirus within heterosexual couples observed over short intervals.
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Effect of a Dietary Supplement Containing EGCG, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Hyaluronic Acid in Supporting Male Genital Balance in Subjects Exposed to HPV Risk
Evaluation of the Effect of a Dietary Supplement Based on EGCG, Vitamin B12, Hyaluronic Acid, and Folic Acid on the Maintenance of Physiological Balance and the Natural Defenses of the Male Genital System in Subjects Exposed to HPV Infection.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Directionality of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection Transmission Within Heterosexual Couples: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2020Pooled it
- Transmission of genital human papillomavirus infection in couples: a population-based cohort study in rural China.Scientific reports · 2015Trial
- High-Risk HPV in Men: A Hidden Threat to Public Health?Reviews in medical virology · 2026Review
- The necessity and challenges of human papillomavirus testing for men.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infections in sequential male sex partners of young females.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2024Article
- Sex-specific aspects in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a bicentric cohort study.BMC cancer · 2023Article
- The Immune Response Generated against HPV Infection in Men and Its Implications in the Diagnosis of Cancer.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Genital HPV Prevalence, Follow-Up and Persistence in Males and HPV Concordance Between Heterosexual Couples in Wenzhou, China.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus in Czech non-vaccinated heterosexual couples.Virology journal · 2021Article
- ESHRE guideline: medically assisted reproduction in patients with a viral infection/disease.Human reproduction open · 2021Article
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- Human papillomavirus as a driver of head and neck cancers.British journal of cancer · 2020Review
- Human Papillomavirus Viral Load and Transmission in Young, Recently Formed Heterosexual Couples.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Human papillomavirus DNA detected in fingertip, oral and bathroom samples from unvaccinated adolescent girls in Tanzania.Sexually transmitted infections · 2019Article
- Hand-to-genital and genital-to-genital transmission of human papillomaviruses between male and female sexual partners (HITCH): a prospective cohort study.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Risk of human papillomavirus infection in women with rheumatic disease: cervical cancer screening and prevention.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2018Article
- Beta and gamma human papillomaviruses in anal and genital sites among men: prevalence and determinants.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Human papillomavirus infection among male clients of female sex workers soliciting sex in brothels in Peru.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2018Article
- Estimating HPV DNA Deposition Between Sexual Partners Using HPV Concordance, Y Chromosome DNA Detection, and Self-reported Sexual Behaviors.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundBecause many human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are transient, rates of transmission may be miscalculated if the interval between testing spans several months. We examined rates of concordance and transmission in heterosexual couples over short intervals.
methodsTwenty-five adult couples were enrolled and sampled for HPV DNA from the genitals, hand, and mouth 5 times over a 6-week period, including 24 hours after sexual intercourse and after 48 hours of abstinence. Concordance and transmission patterns were described.
resultsConcordance between the couple's genital sites ranged from 64% to 95% for at least 1 HPV type. The highest rates of concordance were observed 24 hours after sexual intercourse. A similar peak in concordance was not seen between genital and nongenital anatomic sites. Transmission rates for female genital to male genital ranged from 26.8 to 187.5 per 100 person-months and for male genital to female genital from 14.5 to 100 per 100 person-months.
conclusionsHigh rates of concordance shortly after intercourse suggest that some DNA detections in the genital area are contaminants from a partner and not established HPV infections. Female-to-male transmission appeared more common than male-to-female transmission.
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