What are some signs or symptoms that you may oral HPV? Lesions on your tongue, soft palate, or tonsils could be an indication of oral HPV. It is one of the most common types of infections among teens and women aged 25 years and younger who are sexually active. Though these are not the only people who are at risk for oral HPV.
HPV is mainly spread through skin-to-skin contact. There are several different types of HPV and determining which type you have is important. Regular check ups with Dr. Gilmore can help identify potentially harmful lesions. Biopsies are done to determine whether the lesion is benign or malignant.
However, HPV 16 (which also causes cervical cancer), typically attacks at the base of the tongue which is difficult to see visually. There are no screening test available, such as swabbing (as available to women at their annual pap) due to how far down the back of the throat you'd have to swab.
Men are twice as likely to get HPV 16 than women and it's more common among white males than black. A doctor should be seen as soon as symptoms appear: a lump in the neck, a sore throat or ear pain that persists for two weeks or if you begin to talk as if something were burning in the back of your throat.
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