A 32-year-old member asked:
How do you get hpv and cervical cancer? can i get cervical cancer even if i have not had sex?
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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Yes, : Yes, you can. The human papilloma virus (hpv) is associated with most cervical cancers, and it is a sexually transmitted virus. It can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, but also through oral or anal sex. While hpv is the most common cause of cervical cancer, some cervical cancers are not associated with this virus. You are more likely to develop cervical cancer if you are a smoker, because chemicals in cigarette smoke can interact with the cells of the cervix, causing early changes that may over time progress to cancer. Other risk factors are poor immunity from HIV or an organ transplant, or if your mother took diethylstilbestrol (des) to prevent a miscarriage when she was pregnant with you.
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Dr. Uma Swamyanswered
Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Yes: Most common route of hpv transmission is via sexual intercourse. But even without intercourse - genital to genital contact, genital to hand, genital to oral contact are all ways of hpv transmission.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Is it possible to get cervical cancer from anything other than hpv?
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Dr. Steven Ginsberganswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 39 years experience
Yes: Hpv is a common cause of cervical cancer. However, you do not need to have been exposed to hpv to get cervical cancer.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
How can someone get cervical cancer/ hpv?
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Dr. Charles Sturgisanswered
Pathology 31 years experience
Sexual contact.: In general, genital hpv infections (cervix, vagina, vulva, perineum, anus/perianus, penis, and scrotum) are spread by sexual contact. Some strains of hpv in some patients can progress through a process called dysplasia or intraepithelial neoplasia ('premalignant changes') to develop into cancer. Always practicing safe sex with condoms can decrease the risk of acquiring and spreading diseases.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
How can HPV cause cervical cancer?
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Dr. Brandon Smitheyanswered
Specializes in Pathology
HPV/cervical cancer: Human papilloma virus (hpv) infects the cells of the cervical lining. Depending on the subtype of hpv, this infection can interfere with cellular growth signals in a way that causes cells to grow abnormally (cervical dysplasia). In rare cases, the cells develop the ability to invade the tissue under the cervical lining (cervical cancer).
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A 42-year-old member asked:
How do I know if it is cervical cancer or hpv?
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Dr. Chad Levittanswered
Radiation Oncology 24 years experience
Not either / or: These two things are not mutually exclusive and they are very different in presentation if not related. Cervical cancer is something that can be detected by a paps smear and pelvic exam by your gyn or primary doctor. While many cervical cancers are induced by hpv which is a virus, the common presence of hpv alone often is asymptomatic.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
If you have HPV does that mean cervical cancer?
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Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
NONO: Hpv in some people can cause precancer and cancer but you can have hpv and a normal cervical pap, some people with hpv can become hpv neg over time, if u have hpv you doc should be following u and your doc should diagnose precancer before it turns into cancer usually.
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Dr. Martin Raff commented
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
There are only certain serotypes of HPV that are associated with cervical cancer. You can be infected with types that do not, but this should never be ignored and routine follow-up exams are necessary
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Can the HPV (cervical cancer) jab hurt that you get in year 8?
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
IT IS NOT GIVEN AT 8: Yes the shot hurts but it is recommended to be given ages9to26.We usually start at age 11 years here in nj.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Could a virgin get HPV or cervical cancer even without penetration?
Dr. Holly Maesanswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
Yes and No: You could get genital warts caused by HPV if you are rubbing an infected penis on the vulva ( outer areas). However, you cannot get cervical HPV and d... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Can you get cervical cancer despite repeatedly tested HPV negative?
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
No , not true: Most of time cancer of the cervix is due to hpv virus but not all the time, other factors are involved in genesis . Cancer of cervix could be detected... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
How high is the percentage of women who have HPV get cervical cancer?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 53 years experience
Probably...: Known to us, every life event or disease is always caused by multiple factors. Somehow, HPV has special affinity to cervix, vagina, vulva, anus, rectu... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
How do you "catch" the types of cervical cancer? Is it always by sex with an HPV carrier?
Dr. Marlon Whiteanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 36 years experience
Sexually transmitted: It is highly unlikely to "catch" the high risk human papilloma virus that increases the risk for cervical dysplasia or cancer by any means other that ... Read More
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