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Taiwanese Animators Take On HPV and Oral Sex

This is exactly the type of fear-mongering PSA I predicted Monday when the news came out that one strand (out of 130) of HPV can be transmitted through oral sex and cause oral cancers: an attack on all HPV.

This is exactly the type of fear-mongering PSA I predicted Monday when the news came out that one strand (out of 130) of HPV can be transmitted through oral sex and cause oral cancers: an attack on all HPV. But it's in Taiwanese, so it's kind of awesome. Especially when an old man's heart-shaped sunglasses turn into a 69. Besides, it's not technically a PSA, just a humor video by Next Media Animation.

The video does make a good point, anyway. HPV is not very well understood. Until now, it was basically considered a women's problem, because the only known cancer it caused was cervical, but men have mouths and throats, too. So, yes, absolutely, more research should be done. For all we know, watching porn too closely could transmit an HPV strand associated with brain cancer.

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DrSugar Answers: When Will I Clear HPV?

DrSugar is in the house and he's answering your health questions.

DrSugar is in the house and he's answering your health questions.

Dear DrSugar,
I was exposed to HPV (human papillomavirus) in 2006. My test results were positive for HPV, but I had a normal pap smear in 2008. My doc said the first test was a baseline. I returned recently to test again and my results were the same, HPV positive, but a normal pap smear, and I am to be retested again in another six months. Here's my dilemma: it's going on three years since my exposure to HPV, so why hasn't it cleared my system? Also, should I be concerned with an HPV infection in my throat from oral sex?
— One Worried Woman

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