HPV virus testing for men

HPV virus in men

Human papilloma virus is transmitted through contact with the skinr of intimate areas of an infected partner or through sexual activity. Viral infection in men leads to the development of malignant neoplass of the penis and anus.

Test for HPV – consider doing:

• If you have had multiple sexual partners
• You have had or still have lesions in the genital area or anal area
• Your partner/partner has been diagnosed with HPV
• You suffer from chronic urethritis and glans inflammation
• You have other symptoms of HPV infection, anal or penile cancer (check below)

HPV virus – symptoms of infection

Most infections caused by HPV are asymptomatic, which is why HPV infection is so rarely diagnosed before the disease develops. It is only in the clinical form of HPV that worry-inducing warts appear on the genitourinary organs. They are then located on the penis (most often on the glans under the foreskin), on the scrotum, in the groin and in the anal area. They can be convex, flat or cauliflower-shaped, small nodulesw.

The only reliable method for detecting HPV infection is tests based on detecting the genetic material of the virusw by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) – the sensitivity of the test is more than 99%. The method also rs the types of HPV virus.

HPV virus in men – detection

The test result will unequivocally confirm whether you are infected with HPV. If the result is positive, you will receive information on what type(s) of HPV you are infected with. If the test result is negative, it means that none of the HPV genotypess tested were detected.

This test covers low- and high-oncogenic types of HPV 28 (6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 66, 68, 69, 70, 73, 82).

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How to perform the specimen collection?

The patient himself collects the material for genetic testing – it is a swab from the penis or urethra. Before collecting the material, carefully read the instructions included in the collection kit. If you want to know how to collect the material beforehand, check the instructions.

Information about HPV testing

Aims and limitations of the test

The purpose of the test is to find genetic changes that may be responsible for the onset of a specific disease. Failure to find a genetic change does not mean that the disease cannot occur. In any situation where a test is performed, interpretation of the result by a clinical genetics specialist is required. Every genetic test has its limitations, and for this reason it may happen that despite a properly performed genetic analysis, not all genetic changes will be detected. It is also possible that the genetic change responsible for a particular disease is located in a gene other than the one tested.

Interpretation of a genetic test result depends on current medical knowledge, as well as ron a number of environmental and family conditions. Incomplete medical information about the patient or his or her family, including different than declared kinship between members of the family being tested, can cause the test results obtained to be misinterpreted.

The patient's genetic test results can be misinterpreted

Further medical decisions regarding the planned therapy, or methods of disease prevention, should be based on a comprehensive assessment of the patient's health situation, and the obtained results of the genetic test should be only one of the factorsy supporting the decision-making process.

Particularly in the case of a patient's family members

Sampling of material

Genetic analysis is performed on the basis of a penile or urethral swab. Its results depend primarily on the quality and quantity of DNA in the collected material, so it is necessary to strictly adhere to the collection rules and follow the instructions provided with the collection kit.

The results of the genetic analysis are not subject to the quality and quantity of DNA in the material collected

Independent on adherence to laboratory standardsn, the isolated material may not be in sufficient quantity or may be degraded (destroyed), making it impossible to perform the ordered genetic analysis. In such a case, the material may need to be re-collected (swabbed from the mucous membrane of the inner cheek).