Can a person infected with HPV, even if it is a latent / asymptomatic form, infect a partner through intercourse? Could using someone else's towel also cause infection with this virus? I read a lot of information on various sites and some do not take into account transmission of the virus through underwear, towels and some say that you can even get infected by kissing it. If you are married to an uninfected person, how can this affect the person (husband) if you do not accept a condom (a question of faith)? And does that completely eliminate intercourse so as not to infect the person?

You can get infected with HPV through direct contact. The virus locates around the external genitalia and the cervix. You can become infected even in the absence of clinical symptoms (latent phase). The virus dies quickly in unfavorable conditions (e.g. a towel). The most common way of infection is through sexual contact (regardless of the marital status of the partners). The risk of infection is reduced by a condom, even in married couples. Please answer the question for yourself, is it honest to your partner that because of faith you do not use a condom, thereby exposing him to infection with a cancer-causing virus?

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Barbara Grzechocińska

Assistant professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of Warsaw. I accept privately in Warsaw at ul. Krasińskiego 16 m 50 (registration is available every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

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