Conference poster
Efficacy of hypnosis in the treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women: rural and urban samples
Washington State University Academic Showcase (Pullman, Washington, 03/25/2011)
03/25/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/100002
Abstract
The genital infection caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease. Genital warts in women can lead to cervical cancer. Treatment is aimed at clearing the warts to decrease contagiousness. Current medical treatments include repeated painful applications of acid-like agents to the warts, freezing, and surgery. Unfortunately, even with surgery, long term clearance rates are only 30 to 70%. Three quarters of the women who have experienced medical treatments express dissatisfaction. Psychological hypnosis is a psychophysiological state involving attention and concentration. Rather than assaulting tissue, hypnosis mobilizes the body’s immune reactions offering potential permanent results, greater acceptance, and treatment compliance. Our research contrasted hypnosis to medical therapies in both a major urban hospital and a rural university community. Gynecologists measured, diagrammed and photographed the warts showing the size, number and locations before and after treatment and at follow-up. Both hypnosis and the medical therapies significantly reduced the areas infected and the number of warts. However, at follow-up, nearly half of the hypnosis treated patients showed 100% clearance while only one of the medically treated patients did so. Hypnosis appeared to be at least as effective as medical interventions and was more acceptable to patients. Future research should include long-term follow-ups and the use of hypnosis combined with medical treatments.
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- Title
- Efficacy of hypnosis in the treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women: rural and urban samples
- Creators
- ARREED F BARABASZ (Author) - Washington State University, Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Educational/Counseling Psychology, Department ofLinda Higley (Author)Ciara Christensen (Author)Marianne Barabasz (Author)
- Conference
- Washington State University Academic Showcase (Pullman, Washington, 03/25/2011)
- Academic Unit
- WSU Academic Showcase 2011
- Identifiers
- 99900559887401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference poster