What is HPV and What Are the Ways to Protect Yourself From It

November 1, 2009 by admin 

HPV also known as Human Papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease that currently affects over 20 million Americans and currently has no known cure although the virus frequently goes away on its own with no treatment.

In this article you will discover exactly what HPV is as well as some different ways that you can protect yourself from getting it, even though the only guaranteed way to not get HPV is through abstinence.

The first thing you need to know about HPV is that certain strands of it cause Genital Warts and other strands of it can lead to cervical cancer in women which is the main reason why you want to do all that you can in order to protect yourself from it.

As stated earlier the only guaranteed way to not get HPV is by not having sexual intercourse or any kind of skin on skin contact with the genital areas. Of course for the large majority of sexually active adults this simply isn’t option.

The next safest way is to have only one sex partner at a time and have both of you get tested before engaging in any sexual activities. Unfortunately with this particular option the only person that you will no for sure is only having sex with one person is you, which means you are still at risk at catching HPV.

Your next and most frequently used option is using a condom during sexual intercourse which does a good job of protecting you from HPV as long as you use the condom correctly and it covers all sexual body parts that are exposed to each other. However, the man’s testicals are exposed and frequently come into contact with the woman’s vagina which means you are still at risk.

Thankfully, research has shown that Carrageenan also helps prevent the transmission of HPV which means that using a sex lube like Carrageenan Natural Personal Lubricant during your sexual activities especially with a condom is a great way to prevent the transmission of HPV to either partner.

When you also consider that Carrageenan All Natural Personal Lubricant has a “most like a woman” feel to it, you might begin to realize that using this personal lube always is a good choice.

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