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Can you get cervical cancer if you're a virgin?
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Probably not: Cervical cancer is associated with particular strains of a virus (hpv) which is usually only transmitted during sexual intercourse.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Very unlikely: Cervical cancer is a sexually transmited disease so to speak.
Answered 1/30/2020
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