Saturday, December 13, 2008

Condoms Prevent Cervical Cancer


The world health experts revealed that at least one time in his life, half of adult women are sexually active have HPV infected (Human papillomavirus). Although sometimes these infections are not dangerous, but the display can trigger changes morbid cells of the cervix that can later develop into cancer.

But now women no longer need to panic, the results of the research published by the New England Journal of Medicine states that condoms are proven effective to reduce the risk of cancer cervix and prevent transmission of HPV.

The results of this study contradict previous research that says that condoms only a small role in preventing the transmission of the virus occurred as a result of skin contact during sex couples. "The last known from research that women who partner use condoms more than 50% frequency of sexual relations, tend to decrease the risk of virus up to 50% compared to women who are only occasional partners use condoms," said Rachel Winer leaders of the research team from the University of Washington, Breastfeeding, which conducted the research.

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