Hypnosis has therapeutic value in the treatment of human papillomavirus in women.
Efficacy of hypnosis in the treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women: rural and urban samples.
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Abstract
This article investigates the effect of hypnosis on immunity and whether this is the key mechanism in the hypnotic treatment of the genital infection caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease and can lead to cervical and other cancers. Current medical treatments are aimed at tissue assault (acids, freezing, surgery). Medical wart clearance rates are only 30% to 70% and reoccurrence is common. Our research contrasted hypnosis-only with medical-only therapies, using both urban hospital and rural community samples. Both hypnosis and medical therapy resulted in a statistically significant (p
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Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
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- PubMed ID:
- 20183741
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