A question about HPV

Question:

Hi,

I am 37 years old and have just found out that I have positive for other High Risk genotype of HPV. I have two daughters, I'm very worried and I'm very nervous about what to do to get clean sooner. However, by searching various websites, I have seen different points of view, from persistence to the end of the our life until it is cleared within 8 months to 18 months after exposure to HPV.


Answer:

Don't worry too much, because one of the things that makes HPV infection more stable is the intense stress.

Here are some tips to help prevent or even treat HPV:

1- I recommend vaccination, because the vaccine at least prevents you from becoming infected with some common HPV genotypes, and in positive HPV people, it prevents them from re-infecting other common HPV genotypes.

2- You should strengthen your immune system as much as possible. These tips prevent HPV infection from persisting and clearing the body from HPV sooner (the most important cause of HPV cancers is a persistent infection with the virus). Such as:

- No smoking,

- Avoid to use long-term OCPs (or oral contraceptive pills),

- Tests of vaginal and cervical discharge have been designed to diagnose chlamydia, HSV type II or HIV (nowadays is available a panel for 11 microorganisms that cause sexually transmitted infections (STDs), which can cause all microorganisms at the same time. The identifier detects these infections and, with their specific and effective treatment, eliminates the infection in the vagina and cervix, thus preventing HPV from stabilizing, as HPV has been shown to grow in an infectious environment. And it doesn't be persistant than a healthy environment in the vagina and cervix.

Nutritional factors (low-protein diets) and rich in folate or vitamin B9, which play an important role in preventing HPV infection and cervical dysplasia (note that taking folic acid pills to prevent infection HPV has not been proven).

Therefore, foods rich in folate such as asparagus, red beans, broccoli, lentils, okra, button cabbage (brussels sprouts), peas, chickpeas, avocados, spinach, oranges, guava, tree melon (papaya), mango, banana, pomegranate, lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage and mung beans are recommended in these patients.

- Simultaneous diagnosis and treatment of infection in the spouse.

- Consumption of Ganoderma coffee (still needs further evidence-based studies to be effective).

Dr. Sarang Younesi (DCLS)