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Re:Gilead Shot Prevents All HIV Cases in Trial of African Women by gumby on Thursday June 20, 2024 @10:54PM (#40745677)
Oral sex is a big reason. Michael Douglas got tongue cancer* from HPV.

Actually it appears the 9-polyvalent HPV vaccine protects against multiple cancers but insurance won't pay for it once your outside the age window.

* originally he said "throat cancer" at the advice of his agent!

[edited: wityl pointed out I’d typed HSV for some reason]

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Re:Gilead Shot Prevents All HIV Cases in Trial of African Women by wityl on Thursday June 20, 2024 @11:08PM (#40745736)
You are thinking of HPV, HSV is herpes.

There is no vaccine, it doesn't cause cancer (that we know of, at least not like HPV), and spreads via skin contact on the genital area.

Since fluids are not required for HPV or HSV and it's present on the area that a condom won't cover, condoms aren't effective for either.

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Re:Gilead Shot Prevents All HIV Cases in Trial of African Women by gumby on Thursday June 20, 2024 @11:48PM (#40745967)
Yes it was a brain fart — fixed!
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