There are only two groups of people at zero risk of being infected with HPV. They are people who have never had sex and people who have had sex with only one person who has only had sex with them. But as to the second group, can you be sure about your partner? I mean really sure? People lie about sex more than just about anything. To their partners, to their doctors and to themselves.
Remember, from the point of view of microbiology you don't just have sex with your partner. You have sex with everyone your partner has had sex with, and everyone they have had sex with...
And condoms are unreliable in preventing HPV.
I feel strongly about this because I diagnose HPV related pre-cancers every day and cancers far too often.
I feel strongly about this, because as a medical researcher the results are staggering.
Gardasil only protects against certain HPV strains, not all. It has serious complications associated with it’s use, up to and including research. There is plenty of documentation to verify this. And we haven’t even gotten into the long term consequences yet, because the vaccine hasn’t been tested in the long term.
The only time Gardasil is at all useful, is if someone chooses to have sex with someone else who is already infected. The use of the vaccine should not be required for a sexually transmitted disease. If people believe that they are at risk for HPV (ie, sexually active), then they should get the vaccine.
Otherwise, do not vaccine children. The risks just aren’t worth it.
And condoms are unreliable in preventing HPV.
That’s the point that should be the most important. As much as anyone would like to say otherwise, promiscuous sex is never “safe”.
Additionally, microbiology simply shows that most measures to neutralize or kill viruses chemically, such as 75% ethanol, have little to no effect on HPV.