[ohio_eric]

BBC NEWS | Health | Oral sex linked to throat cancer

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! !

I guess all the religious people that think God hates sex are right.

[Rick]

I don't believe it.

[D-EJ915]

heh, that's kind of funny

[Drew]

Originally Posted by ohio_eric

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! ! ]

It's ok, dude. If she REALLY loves you, she'll gladly get cancer for you.

[Leon]

thank RJD that my girlfriend doesn't read these forums

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Drew

It's ok, dude. If she REALLY loves you, she'll gladly get cancer for you.

[Metal Ken]

Next thing you know, they'll find a link between regular sex and some kind of vaginal cancer.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by Drew

It's ok, dude. If she REALLY loves you, she'll gladly get cancer for you.

Oh, I thought he was bummed because... ah, nevermind.

[Buzz762]

Ken, that's actually already been discovered

From the CDC:

Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.

Some of these viruses are called "high-risk" types, and may cause abnormal Pap tests. They may also lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis. Others are called "low-risk" types, and they may cause mild Pap test abnormalities or genital warts. Genital warts are single or multiple growths or bumps that appear in the genital area, and sometimes are cauliflower shaped.

Approximately 20 million people are currently infected with HPV. At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.

Most people who have a genital HPV infection do not know they are infected. The virus lives in the skin or mucous membranes and usually causes no symptoms. Some people get visible genital warts, or have pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, vulva, anus, or penis. Very rarely, HPV infection results in anal or genital cancers.

Genital warts usually appear as soft, moist, pink, or flesh-colored swellings, usually in the genital area. They can be raised or flat, single or multiple, small or large, and sometimes cauliflower shaped. They can appear on the vulva, in or around the vagina or anus, on the cervix, and on the penis, scrotum, groin, or thigh. After sexual contact with an infected person, warts may appear within weeks or months, or not at all.

Genital warts are diagnosed by visual inspection. Visible genital warts can be removed by medications the patient applies, or by treatments performed by a health care provider. Some individuals choose to forego treatment to see if the warts will disappear on their own. No treatment regimen for genital warts is better than another, and no one treatment regimen is ideal for all cases.

[JBroll]

Yeah, we knew this. What's more, there is vaccine work available that will prevent from many different HPV strains - I'm under the impression that this is one of them.

Jeff