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Cervical Cancer Risk Tied to Early First Intercourse, Male Partner’s
Sexual Activity
A study of Thai women found that
cervical cancers associated with HPV types 16 and 18 correlated to
early first intercourse. While most women in the study were
monogamous, their husbands frequented prostitutes. HPV was a common
precursor to the onset of cervical carcinoma.
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This study of Thai women found that age
of first sexual intercourse and a sexual partner’s behavior
(multiple sexual partners) may affect the development of HPV
infection and development of subsequent cervical cancer. Out of the
418 women tested in this study, 168 had either HPV-16 or HPV-18, and
the study found that the 250 women without HPV were less likely to
have cervical cancer. Increased risk of cervical cancer was also
associated with having borne children and use of oral
contraceptives. 1
1Human
Papillomaviruses and Cervical Cancer in Bangkok. I. Risk Factors for
Invasive Cervical Carcinomas with Human Papillomavirus Types 16 and
18 DNA,
American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 153, No. 8, 2001, pp.
723-731.
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