LEARN ABOUT HPV

About HPV

About HPV

HPV is thought to be the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world, and most…
HPV Symptoms

HPV Symptoms

The most common symptoms of HPV infection are genital warts or abnormalities in the cervical smear.…
Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Unfortunately, there is no swab or blood test to test for HPV. A sexual health check at the…
HPV Treatment

HPV Treatment

For people with genital warts, the primary goal of treatment is to eliminate warts that cause…
Prevention

Prevention

HPV is the 'common cold' of being sexually active. This means that the virus doesn't care who we…
Help & Resources

Help & Resources

Where to go for medical help and support around HPV.

Videos: learn more about HPV

The HPV Vaccine

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is probably the most common STI there is, affecting most people at some point in their lives. In collaboration with THETA (The Theatre in Health Education Trust) , STIEF has produced this video to help explain HPV and the HPV vaccine.

Watch more videos from STIEF and Just The Facts on the YouTube channel here.

 


Ian Frazer – HPV Video Lecture

'Translating research into practice. The HPV vaccine story - where to in 2017'. A lecture with Professor Ian Frazer © University of Queensland, 2017

Permission granted to NZ HPV Project / STIEF to publish. No part of this video may be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means by third parties without prior written consent from the University of Queensland.


Overview of the Story of HPV (Human Papillomavirus)

This video provides information for parents, caregivers, health workers and students planning to work in the health sector. It's about HPV, vaccination and the importance of cervical screening and practising safer sex in protecting women's health. Produced by the Ministry of Health 2011.

Note: anyone aged 9 - 26 years (inclusive) can receive the HPV vaccine FREE as part of the Ministry of Health's HPV Immunisation Programme. 


Visiting the Sexual Health Clinic

Visiting the Sexual Health Clinic – watch this video to get just the facts to help you with your consultation or to talk to a friend about how to visit a sexual health clinic.

Just The Facts is brought to you by the Sexually Transmitted Infections Education Foundation (STIEF). An initiative funded by the Ministry of Health through collective District Health Boards to educate New Zealanders about sexual health and STIs.


The Male Story

Emerging Epidemic of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) related Head and Neck Cancer. A lecture with Dr Bruce Haughey and Dr Julian White (2016). 

Hosted by the New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and the New Zealand HPV Project.


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STIEF is proud to be a partner of the International Papillomavirus Society's HPV Awareness Day campaign - 
every year on March 4th.