Sexually transmitted viruses, such as HPV, simply cannot survive outside of the body long enough to be transmitted this way.
If Not By Sitting on a Toilet Seat, How Can You Get HPV?
HPV is transmitted through sexual, skin-to-skin contact with an infected partner. No penetration is required to contract HPV.HPV can be transmitted through:
- vaginal intercourse
- anal intercourse
- oral sex
- touching your infected partner's genitals and then your own
- genital-to-genital contact (same or opposite sex)
Sources:
Centers for Disease and Prevention."Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2006." Sep 2006.
"HPV Vaccine Q and A." National Immunization Program. 07 July 2006. Centers for Disease Control.
"Sexually Transmitted Disease Overview." 4Women.gov. May 2005. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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