Male genital lesions caused by papillomavirus. Results and reflections apropos of 256 examinations
Foulques, H.; Caubel, P.; Mandelbrot, L.; Blondon, J.; Lefranc, J.P.
Revue Francaise de Gynecologie et d'Obstetrique 85(1): 56-59
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-290X PMID: 2158142 Document Number: 348613
The authors report 256 male genital examinations to determine papillomavirus lesions (HPV) in men whose female partners presented HPV cervical lesions. 46 p. cent of the examinations performed with a colposcope were abnormal. Histologically, anomalies are present in 62 p. cent of the samples and, overall, 39 p. cent of the men presented, most of the time, infraclinical lesions. Knowing that males are probably safe from malignant degeneration, it is most likely that the treatment of male lesions decreases the frequency of recurrences in women and represent a factor in limiting the extension of the epidemic. The approach of the couple in consultation is discussed.