{"id":124,"date":"2023-08-16T08:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goasktara.com\/?post_type=sti&p=124"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:00:36","slug":"human-papillomavirus-hpv","status":"publish","type":"sti","link":"https:\/\/goasktara.com\/sti\/human-papillomavirus-hpv\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Papillomavirus (HPV)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is it?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is an STI caused by a virus. There are many different types of HPV and it is a very common STI. Almost 1 in 4 people have a type of HPV and many of them never have symptoms. However, some types of HPV can develop into cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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How can someone get it?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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People can get HPV from close skin-to-skin touching during sex, oral, anal, and vaginal sex. HPV can be spread even if someone doesn\u2019t have any symptoms. People do not get HPV from touching toilets, hugging, or sharing utensils.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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How can it be prevented?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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There is a vaccine for HPV that prevents people from getting infected with the types of HPV that can cause cancer and genital warts. It is recommended that all people get this vaccine when they are 11 or 12. That is when the vaccine works best with people\u2019s ability to protect themselves, the immune system. People who haven\u2019t gotten the vaccine can get it up through age 26.<\/p>\n

Some ways HPV can be prevented are<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n