3. Vaginal Intercourse
Vaginal intercourse… you probably thought that phrase was fun before reading this article. This article is chocked full of the 50%/50% chance you have of picking up HPV, passing it on, realizing you have it, or (worst case scenario) realizing you have on of the life-threatening symptoms of it… cancer.
Testing, testing, condoms, abstinence, more testing, monogamy, seeing your partner’s test results, and sharing this kind of information with each other is of the utmost importance. Cervical cancer was found in 2011 with its highest rates in Hispanic, second highest in African-American, third White, and fourth Asian.
These rates are given here simply to display the vast array of the scope of HPV, as well as the lack of boundaries when it comes to race and gender. The details in this article paint a picture of the dangers of sexual apathy, promiscuity, and/ or having multiple partners.