Are you REALLY at risk?
It’s important to note that most sexually active people end up contracting HPV at some point in their lives.
At least 14 of the 100 types are high-risk types. Let’s find out more about these and what they do to our body!
It’s important to note that most sexually active people end up contracting HPV at some point in their lives.
It’s spread mainly by direct skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, oral, or anal sexual activity
While infections are more likely in people who have had many sex partners, you could be sexually involved with just one person, also use condoms, and still get HPV!
It can spread through any kind of sexual activity such as oral sex or deep kissing.
The virus can also be spread by genital contact without sex, but this is not common. While, oral-genital and hand-genital spread of some genital HPV types have been reported, there may be other ways to become infected with HPV that aren’t yet clear.
Two most common high-risk HPV types are 16 and 18. Almost all cases of Cervical cancer in India are caused by HPV. The high risk strains of HPV (e.g., 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, 58) can lead to cervical, vaginal, vulvar and anal cancers in women.
The low-risk strains of HPV manifest in the form of painless genital warts and cause about 90% of genital warts in females and males. It is important to understand that HPV types that cause genital warts are not the same as the types that cause cancer.
The low-risk strains of HPV manifest in the form of painless genital warts and cause about 90% of genital warts in females and males. It is important to understand that HPV types that cause genital warts are not the same as the types that cause cancer.
In cases where the infection refuses to budge, especially when it’s caused by certain high-risk HPV types, the virus can lead to cancer overtype
No matter your level of exposure or the odds of you getting it, schedule an appointment with your doctor.
HPV - Human Papillomavirus
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