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Is hpv that causes throat cancer only from oral sex or could you get hpv thorat cancer from not oral sex?

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Dr. Le Wang answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes - oral/oral: Epidemiology study showed that open-mouth kissing is also associated with acquired oral HPV infection (Sex Transm Dis. 2012: 39(7):559). The risk increases among smokers or persons with multiple partners. Among all the infections, only small percentage of HPV strains are oncogenic (causing cancers).

Answered 12/17/2020

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