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minus-squareTheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoInteresting. Why is gay considered an at risk group for HPV? I thought it was most likely to cause problems in women?
minus-squareHazel@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago“If you have HIV, your immune system may have a harder time fighting HPV infections. Men who have sex with men may be at greater risk of contracting high-risk HPV strains that can progress to cancer.”
minus-squareTheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThanks. That makes sense.
Interesting. Why is gay considered an at risk group for HPV? I thought it was most likely to cause problems in women?
“If you have HIV, your immune system may have a harder time fighting HPV infections. Men who have sex with men may be at greater risk of contracting high-risk HPV strains that can progress to cancer.”
Thanks. That makes sense.