Nancy

Back to you again, once I started in with Medscape to read Paul's article, here are some good numbers for you. Only 10% of men have HPV infections in one study.
[quote]Among 5501 participants, the prevalence of oral HPV infection was 6.9% overall (3.7% for high-risk HPV types, 1.0% for HPV-16). Prevalence showed a bimodal pattern by age, with a small peak for individuals aged 30 to 34 and a larger peak for those aged 60 to 64. The rate was higher for men than for women (10.1% vs. 3.6%; P<0.001), and for participants who reported ever having had sex than for those who reported having had no sexual activity (7.5% vs. 0.9%; P<0.001). In multivariate analyses, risk for oral HPV infection was associated with age, gender, lifetime number of sexual partners, and current smoking (including intensity).[/quote]
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So again, I do not think you are at risk nor need to worry about this issue. No point in locking the barn door now.
Even the studies Paul and I bandied about do not deal with someone who already has cancer and now is worried about future HPV contacts. The majority of HPV oral cancer patients do not have recurrences, it's just seems that way from us in the recurrence club staying on OCF when everyone else moves on in their lives. As they should. I would if I could
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