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What is hpv caused from?
HPV is a virus. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact with an infected person.
Can menopause cause hpv?
HPV is a virus spread by skin-to-skin contact with an infected person. It is not caused by menopause.
Is hpv contagous over saliva?
No. HPV is transmitted by skin to skin contact through vaginal, anal and oral sex with a partner who already has HPV.
Can you get HPV using the rhythm method?
Yes you can get HPV using the rhythm method if your partner is infected with HPV.
What ethnic group has HPV?
All ethnic groups have some infected with HPV.
Can you get hpv by touching some one and touching your self?
If an HPV infected person touches your genitals you can get infected if that person has the virus on the fingers. The virus may have been picked up during sex play. The virus seems to need to be introduced through some sort of minor skin damage.
Can you have hpv for years and not know it?
Yes, you can have HPV for years without knowing. Diagnosis with HPV does not give you any information about when you were infected.
If you test hpv negative but have abnormal cells could you still have hpv?
The HPV test that may be done as a followup to an abnormal pap looks for high-risk (cancer causing) HPV. If the test is negative, you don't have high-risk HPV on the cervix, but you may be infected with low risk HPV subtypes, or infected in another location.
What are examples of direct contact?
The physical contact between an infected person and a susceptible person
What foods are best for someone who had HPV?
HPV infections rise sharply in the mid teens. Most HPV infections do not cause any symptoms so it is possible to be infected by HPV and not know about it.
Do all men carry hpv?
No, HPV is carried equally by men and women.
Are there any long term effects with the human papilloma virus?
HPV infection has few or no short-term effects. Some people infected get warts, but most infected person have no symptoms at all.
