From past partners. In men it’s more of an intermittent thing where It is only sometimes contagious and unless they have genital warts then it’s pretty much undetectable in men. But it can also occur through oral sex so keep that in mind….my dentist uses a uv lamp to check for oral cancer caused by hpv…it glows. Incidentally you can also get it anally. But it’s an STI a in that you don’t pick it up casually.

My sister was raped and developed hpv rectal cancer like twenty years later and they told her getting the vaccine might still help so I would talk to a qualified md about getting the vaccine anyway. There are also multiple strains of hpv and this could prevent future infections.

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