I'm glad they approved the vaccine at well, because when my daughter is a young woman, I will be sure she receives the protection she needs....sadly HPV is so common. Both my sister and I have HPV, and more then likely the men she has slept with, and my husband have it as well. It's hard to detect and understand because there are no symptoms. I'm not even sure when and who I received it from. It could have been the boy I lost my virginity to, or my husband....who knows??

But yes the risks scare me, but it does put me at ease that this sort of cancer is not hereditary. Thanks for saying that.

There is a clinic in Scarbro that I used to go to when I was pregnant with my daughter. I called yesterday I found out they charge based on your income. I set an appointment to get a check up, and check on my IUD. I hope what they find was the same as before and all is well.

It probably helps that I've only slept with one man for the last 4 years. Hopefully that will be on my side.

Thanks all for your support. I appreciate you all being understanding, instead of being grossed out. HPV is considered an STD, but doesn't seem like one at times because of no symptoms.