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A 20-year-old male asked:
Is it possible to get a high risk cancer-causing strain of hpv from humping the bathtub floor, bathtub walls or bathroom mat for long periods? i live with my parents, grandparents, brother and sister. that was how i used to masturbate. i am a male?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Unlikely: Get HPV vaccine.
Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.
Wish you good health!
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