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A 37-year-old male asked:
If a woman who has hpv-cervical cancer and was removed and her pap test comes back normal can she transmitt it through oral sex still?
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Dr. Paul L. Hesteranswered
Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine 31 years experience
Chronic hpv: Treatment of the cervical cancer does not necessarily eradicate hpv infection. Hpv infection can exist chronically and be transmitted even if there are no symptoms present. There is an hpv vaccine you may want to learn more about.
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Dr. Ralph Boling commented
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