COMLEX Osteopathic Medicine

Answer - D - The virus HPV causes genital warts in both male and female patients; however, it can be present and not manifest itself as such. HPV is known to also initiate cervical cancer, which has a high mortality rate when caught in later stages. Today’s advancement in HPV testing allows providers to test patients for HPV to determine their risk for cervical cancer, thus increasing the chance of finding pre-cancerous or earlier stage cancers sooner and be able to treat before the patient they have a greater health risk.