HPV, or the human papillomavirus, is a virus commonly associated with cervical cancer, but men and women are both at risk for the disease, which usually has no symptoms.

Usually spread through sexual contact, HPV can also cause genital warts and certain types of cancer in people of both genders. Of the approximately 40 known types of HPV, only a few are responsible for cervical cancer.

There is no treatment for HPV, but most people’s bodies eventually fight off the virus within two years.

It’s not clear why the disease lingers in some women, causing cervical cancer, but an HPV vaccine helps prevent the most common types that are responsible for 70 percent of cases. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV, and another 6.2 million people become newly infected each year. At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women get genital HPV infection at some point in their lives

Coastal Carolina Research Center conducts, including several pertaining to HPV. Our clinical trials include free study-related medical care and we also pay a monetary compensation for each participant.

If you are interested in being considered for one of our HPV studies, please click here to submit your interest, and the next HPV clinical study we obtain we promise to contact you.