• Q&A: I Have Genital Warts. Will I Ever Be Able To Have Sex Again?

  

  Yes, it is indeed ethical and common to have sex after having been diagnosed with genital warts, which are caused by HPV.

• WHO Approves Cervarix, New Cervical Cancer Vaccine

  

  The World Health Organization approved a cervical cancer vaccine, a cheaper alternative to Gardasil, for use in developing countries.

• Q&A: HPV And Genital Warts: Are They Contagious?

  

  HPV is extremely common and, although most sexually active women and men have been exposed to HPV, not everyone who has HPV knows that they have it.

• Q&A: Differences Between HPV And HIV

  The fact that the acronyms HPV and HIV sound similar to each other is confusing for many people, but they are not the same.

• Male Circumcision & STI Prevention: A Link?

  

  More and more attention is focusing on the possibility of male circumcision as a risk reduction tool for HIV/AIDS but the research so far is inconclusive.

• Q&A: Pregnancy And Infection Risk From Lesbian Sex

  A question from a female reader about possible pregnancy and infection risk from sexual contact with another woman

• Q&A: Genital Warts Treatment And HPV Transmission

  This reader was recently diagnosed with genital warts. What should he do now about treatment and prevention of spreading his HPV to future partners?

• Gardasil: A New HPV Vaccine And The Human Papillomavirus

  Gardasil is a new vaccine that can prevent four strains of HPV that are related to many (but not all) cases of cervical cancer and genital warts.

• Q&A: Living With Genital Warts And HPV

  Q&A about what to do after a genital wart (HPV) diagnosis. Advice about how to tell new partners and stay as safe as possible.

• Pap Tests And HPV Information

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently created a new website providing information about the HPV test and Pap tests

• Q&A: Common Sexually Transmissible Infections And Their Symptoms

  Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a reader's question about the risk of sexually transmissible infections (STIs), their symptoms, and which STIs are the most common.

• 1 in 4! STI Rates Highlight Importance Of (Actual) Sex Education

  If there was any time to pay attention to the importance of sex ed, the time is now. A new study found that 25% of teenage girls have had a STI.

• Another Reason To Get Vaccinated

  Need another reason to get the HPV vaccine, Gardasil? Find out what other kinds of cancers are related to HPV infection.

• Q&A: The Connection Between Smoking And HPV

  A reader is shocked to learn that smoking can lead to HPV flare ups and asks why this fact is not more widely known

• Q&A: What Does An Abnormal Pap Smear Mean?

  Question from a female reader about abnormal Pap smear results, possible causes, treatments and future risk to a partner.

• Q&A: HPV Transmission Risk From Oral Sex

  A male reader has learned that his girlfriend had HPV and received treatment. He asks what his risk of contracting the virus is, especially from oral sex

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