2010, Number 02
Prevalence of condyloma acuminata in women who went to opportune detection of cervicouterine cancer
Jiménez-Vieyra CR
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ABSTRACT
Background: It has been considered the incidence and the prevalence of the disease of sexual transmission with base in the different data banks. Unfortunately, each of these sources has limitations.Objective: To evaluate annual prevalence of genital condiloma acuminate in the women who go to opportune detection of cervicouterino cancer.
Material and method: Study realized in a first level of attention, the Zaragoza clinic of the System of Collective Transport Metro of Mexico City; of January of the year 2000 to June of year 2009. All the patients included themselves in the study that went to opportune detection of cervicouterino cancer.
Results: 3,232 cervicovaginal cytologist were realized of which 106 cases presented condylomata acuminata genital confirmed by clinic and biopsy, settling down an annual prevalence of 3.2%; the prevalence by ages the greater number of cases appear between the 30 and 34 years with rate of 21.6%.
Discussion: The prevalence of the infection by human virus papailoma varies in the different regions from the world; usually they reach from 20 to 30% in the women of 20 to 24 years of age and falls later to 3 to 10% in the women majors of 30 years.
Conclusion: It is important to establish measures of prevention directed to prevent the contagion, exhorting to the adolescent population men and women to have a responsible sexuality.
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