https://freerepublic.com/tag/readpastthejokes/ en-us Thu, 7 Nov 2002 02:41:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/784062/posts http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_10158.html Oral sex isn't safe sex, especially for women, Montreal conference told Canadian Press Thursday, October 31, 2002 MONTREAL (CP) - Engaging in oral sex doesn't mean practising safe sex - and that's especially true for women, a Montreal public-health physician warned Thursday at a national conference. Dr. Marc Steben, an expert on infectious diseases, said that women are at heightened risk of contracting the human papilloma virus through oral sex. There are different strains of the virus, HPV for short, and they are considered the most common of sexually transmitted diseases. One strain causes genital warts, while HPV 16... Montreal Gazette quoting the National Institute of Health https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/784062/posts#comment Thu, 7 Nov 2002 02:41:58 GMT