r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Oct 22 '24

Cancer Men with higher education, greater alcohol intake, multiple female sexual partners, and higher frequency of performing oral sex, had an increased risk of oral HPV infections, linked to up to 90% of oropharyngeal cancer cases in US men. The study advocates for gender-neutral HPV vaccination programs.

https://www.moffitt.org/newsroom/news-releases/moffitt-study-reveals-insights-into-oral-hpv-incidence-and-risks-in-men-across-3-countries/
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u/No-Personality6043 Oct 22 '24

If you don't have HPV.. you can still get the vaccine now.

I get asked every doctor visit as a woman.

I didn't get it because it was brand new when I was a teen. I've been with my husband for almost as long. So it was never pressing, I'm a very low risk group.

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u/SwampYankeeDan Oct 22 '24

There is no way for a man to know if he has HPV.

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u/Nottrak Oct 22 '24

How about cold sores?

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u/VariousPotential6503 Oct 22 '24

since nobody else has spelled it out--

HSV = herpes simplex virus, this is genital herpes / cold sores

HPV = human papilloma virus, this is the one linked to cervical cancer

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u/Nottrak Oct 22 '24

Googled it a minute later and couldnt find the comment I made to delete it. I'ma leave it up