Prevalence of Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Perimenopausal Women in Bucheon Province.
10.6118/jksm.2011.17.3.155
- Author:
Junsik PARK
1
;
Tae Hee KIM
;
Hae Hyeog LEE
;
Woo Seok LEE
;
Soo Ho CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. heeobgy@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Human papillomavirus;
Menopause;
Perimenopause;
Prevalence;
Women
- MeSH:
DNA;
Female;
Humans;
Menopause;
Papilloma;
Perimenopause;
Prevalence;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms;
Viruses
- From:The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause
2011;17(3):155-159
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Bucheon province. METHODS: Two hundred eighty Korean women (average age 41.9, range 21~90 years) were enrolled, who received a regular thinprep pap test and an HPV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) chip test simultaneously at Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, from February 2011 to March 2011. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of HPV infection was 33.9% (95/280). The prevalence of HPV infection in postmenopausal women (24.3%) was significantly lower than that of premenopausal women (37.1%, P = 0.049). CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of HPV infection in postmenopausal women was lower than that of premenopausal women, HPV infection is more critical in postmenopausal women as HPV infection in postmenopausal women is more likely to induce cervical cancer than in premenopausal women.
