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Old 01-14-2010, 12:57 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by guzzy View Post
83% of sexually active women are actually carriers. It has little to no effect on men but can cause cervical cancer in women. Most women are not told they have it when they go for check ups becuase it is not treated until the cells become abnormal.
Technically, most people (men and women) that get it will have no effect and the immune system will get rid of it after a year or 2 years. However, the strain that becomes persistant and hang around long term and may cause warts in the genital area. Long term, it may cause cancer in women and men (more rare, but it does happen)
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