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If someone with a h/o of hpv cervical dsyplasia is the virus confined in the cervix or does it spread to the mouth if she performed oral.

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Dr. Clarence Lyons answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Can spread: The virus can spread to the mouth with oral sex and has been linked to head and neck cancer.

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Answered 5/30/2018

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