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Is it possible to have hpv only in vulva but not in cervix? is there a test for hpv in vulva? through intercourse the hpv in vulva spreads to cervix isnt it?
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Site specificity: HPV is a family of virus strains, each of which go to specific tissues. The common wart is a HPV strain but it only lives on normal surface skin. The HPV wart strains live in external genital skin, the HPV strains associated with cancer live in cervical, anal or occasionally throat tissue.
Answered 11/18/2019
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