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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in
late January recommending abstinence or monogamy, not condoms, as the primary
prevention strategy against human papillomavirus (HPV), a cause of genital warts
and cervical cancer.
The CDC missed its December deadline to issue a report on strategies to
prevent the spread of HPV as required by a law signed by President Clinton in
2000. Under pressure from Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN), the agency completed the
report the following month. The report states that most studies of the
effectiveness of condoms in preventing HPV transmission did not show a protective
effect.
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., infecting an
estimated 20 million people, with 5.5 million becoming infected each year. It is
believed to be the primary cause of cervical cancer, which is diagnosed in 12,000
women per year and takes the lives of 4,100 women.
Rep. Souder thanked the CDC for its report and said the next step is for the
CDC to increase educational efforts about HPV.
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