The OBGYN and author is breaking down the ABCs of HPV.
Dr. Jackie Walters, OBGYN, star of Bravo's Married to Medicine and author of The Queen V: Everything You Need to Know About Sex, Intimacy, and Down There Health Care, is shedding light on HPV, following news that Fox Business Network anchor Gerri Willis underwent a hysterectomy due to the infection.
“...After all, HPV is transmitted by sexual contact,” she wrote. “It’s embarrassing. Not the topic of polite cocktail chatter. I didn’t want our Fox family to think less of me.” However, Willis decided to share because “One, the HPV infection can be prevented with a simple inoculation of Gardasil. The CDC recommends children aged 11 to 12 receive the shots. That’s a solution as simple as a trip to your primary care physician’s office to protect your kids.
The anchor revealed that a hysterectomy had been scheduled for that week. “I am upbeat and optimistic because this surgery is preventative,” wrote Willis. “I’m in front of the curve this time in my fight — being treated before an actual cancer has time to develop. So, I’ll see you in a few weeks. Don’t worry. We’ve got this. But do me a favor, take care of yourself and your family. HPV is a cancer you have tools to fight.
If the results indicate a “high-grade lesion or cervical cancer,” says Walters, “then you get to decide if you want to remove your uterus and your cervix.”
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