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HPV types
Are there types of HPV that don't affect your genitals? I had a Papilloma removed from my tonsil and am worried about spreading it to my genitals, or to my boyfriend, neither of us have any signs of HPV other than the papilloma in my throat.
There are about 100 different types of hpv. Most do not affect the genitals. I think that it is only about 30 out of the 100 that affect the genitals.
So the fact that I had one removed from my throat doesn't necessarily mean I have sexually transmitted HPV? what i have could be like the herpes virus that just causes harmless cold sores, HPV with harmless tonsil growths?
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
