E-HPV

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease which is also responsible for at least 5-10% of the female and male cancers in the world. Besides this, its importance also comes out of being a preventable disease which equals to preventable and eradicable millions of cancers in all around the world.

Prevention strategies of all diseases can be stratified in two groups; primary and secondary prevention. For HPV; primary prevention is composed of different types of vaccination programs and secondary prevention (which means detection of diseases at early phases) includes different types of screening methods such as; pap smear and HPV-DNA screening programs.

Through the last decades awareness and curiosity on sexually transmitted diseases and cancers has raised worldwide. In the meantime, transmission and eradication strategies of HPV infection became a hot topic while debates and scientific research on this era have created confusions and questions in minds.

This scientifically based application is targeting to fight against and minimise all misunderstandings, confusions, questions on this hot topic by simplifying the national/international guidelines and answering all possible 5 W's and 1 H questions.

The proposals in this application do not provide any certainty. All individuals should be assessed personally.

Cancer may be skipped with cancer screening programs. It is not 100% accurate. For this reason, consult your doctor for all your complaints.

The algorithms, screening centers or referral colposcopy centers are based on Turkish HPV DNA Screening Program and Turkish Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Guidelines . They are a recommendation for physicians and patients and are not legally binding.