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ANSWER from experts
It is very good that you are taking care about your health because health ptotection and diseases prevention is very important for all women (especially prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and cancer prevention).
Concerning HPV risk factors, it is important to highlight that women and men are equally at risk of catching HPV although men have a slightly lower chance of actually developing genital warts.
Individuals in their early 20's tend to be the most at risk of contracting the virus. However, because HPV is so common, you do not need to have a lot of sexual partner's to come into contact with the virus.
You are at greater risk of getting HPV if:
- You had sexual contact at an early age.
- Either you or your sexual partners have had many different sexual partners at any time.
- You or any of your sexual partners have had a history of sexually transmitted diseases.
- Any of your sexual partners did not wear a condom.
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