Eli5 if HPV is a sexually transmitted infection why can it cause so many kinds of cancers, specifically in women?

Question

Between the commercials & decades of preventative measures available to people as young as teenagers, why isn’t general causation info more transparent?

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Answer 2

One really shitty thing about HPV, is that all these years later since the virus started attention, there still isn’t any way to test if a male is carrying the virus. Doctors can only test for it in women. So if you’re a guy, you could be carrying it for years and years and not have a clue.

Answer 3

One really shitty thing about HPV, is that all these years later since the virus started attention, there still isn’t any way to test if a male is carrying the virus. Doctors can only test for it in women. So if you’re a guy, you could be carrying it for years and years and not have a clue.

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Answer 5

Men can get similar cancers from HPV, but they are found in obvious spots that we can see. This means they are often found quickly and treated early. Cervical Cancer is inside the vagina, and the only way to see it is through a pelvic exam. Of you don’t keep up with exams, cancer can grow and start spreading long before it is discovered.

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Men can get similar cancers from HPV, but they are found in obvious spots that we can see. This means they are often found quickly and treated early. Cervical Cancer is inside the vagina, and the only way to see it is through a pelvic exam. Of you don’t keep up with exams, cancer can grow and start spreading long before it is discovered.

Answer 9

Men can get similar cancers from HPV, but they are found in obvious spots that we can see. This means they are often found quickly and treated early. Cervical Cancer is inside the vagina, and the only way to see it is through a pelvic exam. Of you don’t keep up with exams, cancer can grow and start spreading long before it is discovered.

Answer 10

And FYI: It causes head, neck and throat cancers in MEN. People like Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Graham Chapman and George Harrison all have had throat cancers due to HPV and some have died. It is not a disease that only women get!!!!!