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Originally Posted by Zack1978
I don't know if it's "almost all", but you are correct that it is many! I basically dumped a girl because she had HPV and had an irregular pap. I know she had been with " a lot" of guys, and she said she thinks she knows where she got the HPV from, one time without the condom with some guy (not me). And since there is no HPV carrier test for men, I hope I don't carry that shit! But I ALWAYS was wrapped with her! Oh and I was number 13 at age 27 for her?
Zack
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There are over 100 HPV types.
About 30 of these types are sexually transmitted and cause genital HPV.
Genital HPV is spread through skin-to-skin contact, not through an exchange of bodily fluid.
Genital HPV cannot be entirely prevented by condom use.
This virus is often asymptomatic -- people usually don't know they have it.
About 5.5 million new genital HPV cases occur each year -- this is about 1/3 of all new STD infections.
About 20 million people -- men and women -- are thought to have an active HPV infection at any given time.
Nearly three out of four Americans between the ages of 15 and 49 have been infected with genital HPV in their lifetime.
HPV can be contracted from one partner, remain dormant, and then later be unknowingly transmitted to another sexual partner, including a spouse.
Though usually harmless, some types cause cervical cancer if not detected in time.
About 14,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year.
Over 5,000 women each year die of cervical cancer in the United States.
The best way to screen for cervical cancer is a Pap test, which may be done alone or in combination with an HPV DNA test.