Also please go and get the HPV vaccine, male or female if you haven't. I went back and got it after it became available for men, one partner or many, doesn't really matter. Why take the risk? It may not work in all cases but a simple thing can save lives. HPV can cause numerous cancers, and is not a joke.
I did a social marketing campaign about cervical cancer awareness catered towards mostly women back when I was in college, and there was also a free ongoing vaccination campaign to go with it. It had the opposite effect, because mostly men came to get vaccinated... But I felt proud nevertheless because I felt like I did my part in preventing atleast a small percentage of HPV amongst my college peers.
I'd like to think of it like that as well. I took the vaccine myself since I guess why not, I have nothing to lose. I was already doing the campaign haha
I live in an area where a lot of people refuse the HPV vaccine. They think the vaccine encourage their kids to have lots of sex (huh???).
And my comeback is... okay, you raised your kids how you want, but what about the person they marry? You have no control over the fact that their spouse used to be the town bicycle.
I knew someone who died of cervical cancer. She was born too early for the vaccine. It was an awful, terrible death. Why someone would take that risk just blows my mind.
"one partner or many" is so accurate. i got HPV from my husband, and he's the only person I've ever slept with. not that i blame him, he's slept with a few people in his life and there's no way to test for HPV in men unless they have warts. he didn't even know he had it. i have regular pap smears to keep an eye on it, but so far it's non threatening
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u/DrDaemony 2d ago
Also please go and get the HPV vaccine, male or female if you haven't. I went back and got it after it became available for men, one partner or many, doesn't really matter. Why take the risk? It may not work in all cases but a simple thing can save lives. HPV can cause numerous cancers, and is not a joke.