Myths and Facts About HPV and Cervical Cancer

Anyone who is sexually active can get HPV.

Even with up to 19 million Americans contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) each year, many people continue to believe that only “someone else”—for example, people who have multiple partners, sex outside of marriage, or a different lifestyle—are at risk.

It is true that a higher number of sexual partners over the course of a lifetime does correlate with a higher risk for STIs, including HPV. This is not because of any moral judgment concerning “casual” sex as compared with “committed” sex, but simply because the more sexual partners you have, the more likely you will have a partner who (knowingly or unknowingly) is carrying an STI.

Join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares the myths and facts about HPV and Cervical Cancer.

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