Human papillomavirus in the pubic hair follicles of men and cervical lesions in their female sexual partners.
- Author:
Tao HAN
1
;
Xuan SUN
2
;
You-Bao WANG
3
;
Chang-Ming ZHU
3
;
Xiang-Qian XU
3
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Female; Genitalia, Male; virology; Hair Follicle; virology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Papillomaviridae; Papillomavirus Infections; transmission; virology; Sexual Partners; Uterine Cervical Diseases; virology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; virology; Young Adult
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2013;19(9):785-788
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the association of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the pubic hair follicles of males with HPV infection in their female sexual partners.
METHODSWe included in this study 21 female patients with HPV infection, including 8 cases of cervical cancer, 5 cases of atypical cervical hyperplasia, 5 cases of cervical condyloma, and 3 cases with unidentified causes. We also enlisted 52 men without visible condyloma acuminatum in the external genitalia as healthy controls. We detected HPV in the pubic hair follicles of the female patients' male sexual partners and the healthy male controls by PCR and reverse hybridization in situ.
RESULTSHPV positive was found in 6 (28.6%) of the 21 women's male partners, in whom the HPV types were correspondent situ. to those of the female patients.
CONCLUSIONHPV in the pubic hair follicles of men might be one of the causes of HPV-related cervical lesions in their female sexual partners.
