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A 37-year-old male asked:
How can a woman with hpv cervical cancer transmitt it by oral sex. does she have to have open soars.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
42 years experience
No open sores: Hpv can be transmitted from the vagina to the mouth or penis of your partner. In the last few years there has been an increase in oral pharyngeal malignancies due to hpv. This is felt to be due to spread of the virus through oral sex.
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A 26-year-old male asked about a male:
Hello doctorI am 25 years old i recently had a protected sex with cervical cancer woman She has give me oral sex for less than a minute its not protected and moreover she dont have any sores warts on mouth& body what is probability of getting hpv!?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
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If HPV is transmitted through oral sex to a woman, is she at risk for oral and throat cancers, or also cervical cancer?
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Throat cancer: If a person contracts HPV in the throat, they are at risk of throat cancer
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A 26-year-old male asked about a male:
What is the probability of getting hpv from woman if i have protected sex !? She don't have any warts or sore on gential area and mouth she gave me oral sex for less than a minute its unprotected oral sex she has cervical cancer will it spred to me!?
Dr. Andrew Seibertanswered
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Can a woman have HPV cervical dsyplasma and oral cancer at the same time or does the virus stay in on place.
Dr. Troy Rossanswered
Occupational Medicine 26 years experience
Can have both: Hpv infection comes from direct contact. Oral infection come from oral sex with infected partners. Keep in mind that most healthy people clear the inf... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
How can someone with hpv-cervical cancer and get cold soars occasionally still transmitt through giving oral sex to able who does not have hpv?
Dr. Carlos Satulovskyanswered
Psychiatry 30 years experience
Hpv is contagious: Hpv can be transmitted anyway; you should practice safe sex only to avoid the risk of passing the infections to thers, if you have the virus. Best wis... Read More
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