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The most dangerous STD threat to women: HPV can cause warts and may lead to cancer. And are you ready for this? There's a good chance you already have it. Now the good news: A new vaccine can keep you safe. Cosmo clues you in to the facts.(human papillomavirus)
* HPV, which stands for human papillomavirus, is probably the most complicated and confusing STD out there ... and yet it could be considered the most important for young women to be informed about. You probably already know the basics--for example, it can cause genital warts. But a Cosmo poll found that only 44 percent of readers are aware that it is linked to cervical cancer. And 25 percent think the Pap test prevents it.
That's why we put together this must read manual of crucial info about the virus, as well as the reassuring news that it isn't the scary, "incurable" disease many women think it is. We also lay out the facts on the new HPV vaccinema major advancement you need to be aware of.
* There Are Many Types of HPV, but Only Some May Be Problematic
HPV is an umbrella term for more than 100 viral types, all transmitted through skin-on-skin contact. About 70 of these types result in common body warts. "Some types cause warts on your hands, others on your feet, and some even on your eyeballs," explains Diane Harper, MD, director of the Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group at Dartmouth Medical School.
At least 30 types of HPV are mainly sexually transmitted-you get them via messing around with an infected guy. But about half of these types are no big deal. "You'd never know you were infected because there are no signs, and your immune system fights off the virus within a few years anyway," Dr. Harper says.
The remaining types are a different story. Two cause 90 percent of all cases of genital warts, tiny bumps on the thin skin of your southern regions. Even more alarming are the 15 or so HPV types that, if left unchecked, may lead to cervical cancer.
* Most Ukely, You Have It-or Had It Once
It is shocking but true: 75 percent of men and women contract HPV below the belt at some point in their lives. And 80 percent of women will have it by age 50. It's especially endemic among female college…
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