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Find the nearest to meHPV - What is it?
There are over 100 types of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) that infect skin and mucous membranes. Most HPV infections do not cause any symptoms and infections usually resolve on their own. HPV infections which persist can lead to cancers e.g. HPV types 16 and 18 cause anal and throat cancers, penile cancer in men and cervical cancer in women. Other types of HPV such as 6 and 11 cause genital warts. HPV can be transmitted during sexual contact
The HPV is a vaccine used to prevent genital warts and anal cancers caused by certain HPV viruses.
Currently this vaccine is only offered to gay or bisexual men under the age of 46. Heterosexual men and women are not eligible for the HPV vaccine due to the protection already offered by the national HPV vaccination programme in schools. This vaccinates school aged children
