!@!@ Alarming New STD Statistics *IMPORTANT Update 7/5* !@!@
There are some very alarming new statistics for people in the United States that have sexually transmitted diseases. In several recent news stories on CNN, it has been revealed that [b]1 in 4 women has [url=http://www.answers.com/genital%20herpes?ff=1]genital herpes[/url] AND [url=http://www.answers.com/topic/human-papillomavirus]HPV[/url] (The Human Papillomavirus)[/b]. That means "[i]almost [b]half[/b] of all women between the ages of 20-24 are infected by HPV.[/i]" Both herpes & HPV are viruses and there is no cure for it once someone has been infected.
These increasing rates of these two extremely prevalent STDs are confirmed by various government agencies, including the CDC.
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[list][*][url=http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm]Fact Sheet: Genital Herpes (CDC)[/url][*][url=http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm]Fact Sheet: HPV (CDC)[/url][*][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genital_herpes]Genital Herpes (Wikipedia)[/url][*][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hpv]HPV (Wikipedia)[/url][*][url=http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/hpvmed/hpvmed.htm]FCIC HPV Fact Sheet[/url][/list]
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[center][size=5]** Important Update on the use of Spermicide and HPV **[/size][/center]
[b]UPDATE 7/5/07[/b]: A new study has found the use of spermicide may increase the risk of infection of HPV, if either partner has it, during sexual intercourse. The study used [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonoxynol-9]nonoxynol-9[/url], the most common spermicide on the market, which is sold as an ingredient in some lubricants, condoms, foams, and on it's own as a contraceptive aid. Another study conducted by [url=http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/microbicides/microbicides/en/]The World Health Organization[/url] (WHO) showed that nonoxynol-9 also increased the risk of contracting HIV if either partner had it. Further, they reported that nonoxynol-9 does not provide any further protection against pregnancy than a regular condom. Many people are also allergic to this ingredient and its frequent usage may increase the risk for [url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=12094098]urinary tract infection in women[/url].
However, the study did state that lubricants that contain [b][url=http://tinyurl.com/yvxf6l]carrageenan[/url][/b] may help prevent HPV infection. [url=http://www.answers.com/carrageenan?cat=health]Carrageenan[/url] is a polysaccharide (simple sugar) that is extracted from red seaweed. These lubricants are water based, so they can be used with a condom. However, I am not aware of any condoms that come prelubricated with carrageenan.
[quote]Spermicide enhances HPV transmission, tests show
Last Updated: 2007-07-03 15:58:30 -0400 (Reuters Health)
By Will Boggs, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Animal experiments indicate that the spermicide contraceptive nonoxynol-9 (N-9) may promote genital infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus responsible for causing cervical cancer, researchers report.
"The findings add to the growing list of why it is preferable to recommend alternative contraceptives to N-9 spermicides," Dr. John T. Schiller from the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland told Reuters Health. "Others are that they are not particularly effective and may increase the risk of HIV infection."
As reported in the research journal Nature Medicine, Schiller and his associates used mice to investigate the effects of nonoxynol-9 and the vaginal lubricant carrageenan on genital transmission of HPV.
Both N-9 and an over-the-counter spermicide that contains 4% N-9 sensitized the genital tract to HPV infection, the researchers found.
In contrast, two commercial carrageenan-containing lubricants prevented detectable HPV infection.
"Because spermicidal activity of N-9 is retained in carrageenan-based gels, carrageenan might also be considered as a protective additive in over-the-counter vaginal contraceptives," the researchers suggest.
"We actually don't want to overly discourage the use of N-9 containing spermicides at this point, if a woman doesn't have other choices at hand," Schiller commented. "This is because unwanted pregnancy will be more of problem than unwanted HPV infection for most women."
SOURCE: Nature Medicine, online July 1, 2007.[/quote]
[url=http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2007/07/03/eline/links/20070703elin027.html][i]Source: Reuters News[/i][/url]
Roberts JN, Buck CB, Thompson CD, Kines R, Bernardo M, Choyke PL, Lowy DR, Schiller JT. [url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17603495][i]Genital transmission of HPV in a mouse model is potentiated by nonoxynol-9 and inhibited by carrageenan.[/i][/url] Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4263, USA. Nat Med. 2007 Jul 1.
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[b]Update 7/12/17 - I have subscribed to this thread, so if anyone posts to it with any questions - I noticed the last post was from 2008, so I guess not too many people are all that interested in it anymore - but if you are, I will get an email notification that you've posted and try to answer any questions anyone may have.[/b]
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