[newroark]

“32 years of monogamy leave me unconcerned about my risks.”

On the other hand CDC says that ~23% of sexually active women age 50-59 carry the HPV virus. Unless you and wife were dead bang (so to speak) virgins when you married, no guarantees. Percentages go up for the younger deciles till you hit around 50% for ages 20-24. It’s a jungle out there, I tell you, a jungle.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

Yea and I’m single looking for a gal, good luck to me & others.

...I ain’t giving that up though.

[newroark]

Actually, age 20-24 would be a vigintile, so my apology — weird histogram from the CDC on this, with the younger age groups divided into 5 year increments and then going to 10 year goupings after age 30.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5633a5.htm?s_cid=mm5633a5_e

[tx_eggman]

On the other hand CDC says that ~23% of sexually active women age 50-59 carry the HPV virus. Unless you and wife were dead bang (so to speak) virgins when you married, no guarantees

Nope, we weren't.

I'd say, however, that although my wife would qualify as a "sexually active" woman, since she's been monogamous since '73 she's had absolutely 0% chance of acquiring HPV along the way ... unlike the 23% who carry HPV who've had multiple partners or slept with men who did.

Again, I'm not concerned.