Share of Cost, Stress and depression is linked to HPV-related health problems
Study at Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting links stress levels of adolescents to health complications from human papillomavirus, which can include cervical cancer.
BALTIMORE, MD – New research to be highlighted at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting is the first to suggest that stress and depression play a significant role in whether a woman with human papillomavirus (HPV) can get rid of her infection or not. HPV that lingers in a woman’s system eventually can lead to cervical cancer.