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Examining The Link Between Oral Sex And Oral Cancer
Michael Douglas' statement linking oral sex and oral cancer helped raise awareness that HPV-related cancers affect men as well as women.
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Q&A: Can I Share A Sex Toy With My Partner?
The concern about sharing sex toys has to do with the toy being a mode of transmission.
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Q&A: I Might Have HPV, But Can’t Get Tested
Men can't routinely be tested for HPV so you may have gotten it from a past partner and given it to your ex-girlfriend or vice versa.
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Q&A: Cunnilingus, Fellatio, And Safer Sex
For both cunnilingus and fellatio, there is the risk of passing chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, herpes and most likely even HPV.
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Statistics are People: Humanizing Sexually Transmitted Infections
Are we forgetting to acknowledge and address the needs of students already living with STIs in our communities?
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Q&A: Anal Sex And Long Term Health Concerns
As far as we know, regular anal sex is not likely to damage a person’s anus or rectum or to cause significant health problems.
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Q&A: What Are The Chances Of Contracting An STI From A Sex Worker?
Prostitutes are required to use condoms, which greatly reduces the risk of passing infections between partners.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.


