HPV is clearly sexually transmitted. Young, sexually active women have the highest prevalence of HPV, and the risk of infection rises with increasing numbers of sexual partners. In 1 study of ...

Another term for cervical dysplasia is cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. The exact cause of cervical dysplasia is not known, however it has been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV).

An investigational therapeutic vaccine showed clinical effectiveness in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)16-positive ...