[Recommendations in Male HPV from the Portuguese Society of Andrology, Sexual Medicine and Reproduction: Prevention]

Abstract

The prevention of HPV-related diseases is an important healthcare issue due to its increasing incidence. Primary prevention is most important in males as it avoids initial infection and includes the use of condom, circumcision and vaccination. Primary prevention with vaccination is effective in decreasing HPV-related lesions in women up to 45 years old and the existing data for men comes from the experience from vaccinating women. Although it is the only vaccine that prevents cancer, the worldwide rates of vaccination in males is very low due to lack of information related to efficacy and side effects, lack of recommendation from the treating doctor, price and concern about encouragement of sexual promiscuity.

Keywords: Condiloma; Condyloma; Papillomavirus; Papilomavírus; Prevention; Prevenção; Vaccination; Vacina; Verrugas; Warts.