Everything Has A Pricetag

I did not enjoy "free love". Those people came before me with the birth control pill. They also didn't know about things like AIDS or HPV. Eventually, they learned that "free love" comes with a pricetag when AIDS was first discovered. Now they found out that even condoms can't protect you from all sexuallty transmitted diseases. There are probably over a 100 different strains of HPV, which also include the strains that cause genital warts. Although it is probably passed around sexually, there are other ways to pass it around, but doctors don't have all the answers. They've only learned recently that certain strains of this virus are directly related to cervical cancer. Literally, thousands of people are infected and never know it because most strains of this virus show absolutely no symptoms. You can be walking around with it for years and never know it and, furthermore, there's no test for men. Women should ask their doctors about being tested, especially if they are sexually active. Knowing you've been infected, means getting regular PAP smears, because like breast cancer, cervical cancer is completely curable, if it's caught in the early stages. So, make sure you talk to your doctor and get yourself tested along with your PAP smear. The life you save may be your own.