Let us continue our HPV informational journey with a few essential points:

• HPV infections are almost exclusively acquired from sexual exposure.
• The virus has been detected in multiple sites on both the male and female genital areas.
• The cervix is the most common site for the infection.
• Transmission between the mother and infant has been documented, with exposure during the delivery being suggested as the most common cause of the fetal infection.  This is considered a vertical form of transmission.  Some studies suggest a vertical transmission rate of about 25% with almost all neonatal infections cleared by the first year of life.

-Dr. P

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