I am not familiar with this disease. It is obviously transmitted by promiscuity. Can it also be transmitted in (real) monogamous relations?
see # 20
It's an extremely common virus, prevalence over 20% in the larger population and over 30% in teenage girls. Of course exclusive lifetime mutual monogamy is a great way to prevent it, assuming one's partner never ever cheats. While infections usually clear by about nine months, sometimes infection can last one to two years, so it's possible a woman's fiance could still be infected at the time they get married, thus infecting her. Even if a person trusts his daughter to behave, are you going to trust her fiance have been always abstinent? And unfortunately a woman doesn't always have a choice, as there is also the possibility of rape.
HPV is not well-known in spite of being very common, and doesn't really serve as a deterrent to premarital sex in teenagers at all. I don't think there are any grounds for saying that this vaccine encourages promiscuity, but it definitely can serve as a means to protect girls who are monogamous.
"I am not familiar with this disease. It is obviously transmitted by promiscuity. Can it also be transmitted in (real) monogamous relations?"
I'm not sure how men become cariers of the virus, but staying a virgin until married won't protect a woman from getting it on her honeymoon night.
Yes and it can be transmitted from hand to hand ( with open wounds) or mouth to mouth contact as well. It is the most common STD in America and the AMA has been fighting to have the label of STD removed from the disease since it doesn't necessarily have to be spread by sexual contact.
Way I see it: say Jane is a good little girl and waits until marriage to have intercourse. She's followed the rules her entire life. Her adoring husband had a youthful fling and contracted this disease and, like 50% of those infected, showed no outward signs of infection. He gives it to Jane while they are trying to have their first baby.
Cervical cancer is extremely aggressive and extremely deadly. If you were Jane's parents, wouldn't you wish you had opted for the vaccine?
I have been wondering this. The commercials make it seem as if any woman can get this. Also, there are women who have gotten cervical cancer who were in monogomous relationships.