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How much do you know about HPV? Well, you can never know too much! That’s because it’s the most common STD in the US. About 6 million people get it each year, and at least 75% of sexually active men and women will get it at some point in their lives.
Most people with HPV will not have any symptoms and will be unaware that they are infected. Luckily, HPV often goes away on it’s own.
However, there are still risks!
- Genital warts. These are soft, usually flesh colored, bumps that may be slightly itchy and can appear on the vulva, vagina, anus, cervix, penis, or scrotum.
- Cervical cancer and other cancers. You can prevent cervical cancer by getting routine pap tests and by getting the HPV vaccine.
Warts?! Cancer?!? Sounds like serious business, huh? The good thing is that correctly using a condom every time you have sex has been shown to lower your risk of getting HPV, and TeenSource offers them for FREE to California teens! So get to stocking up right now!