I was told that cervical cancer is hereditary, in which case it would be not be contracted via sexual activity.
Then how can you be inoculated against it?
One of us has bad info and I only have one hand right now -- I'll google/WebMd it shortly.
The innoculation is against HPV, while is the most common cause of cervical displasia and then cancer it not the ONLY cause. So cervical cancer would not be an STD. My mother had displasia as did my best friend, neither are positive for HPV(the actual std that contributes to cervical cancer). And indeed men can have HPV--certain strains cause genital warts which men CAN develop. Mostly it lays dormant(just like it does in many females) and a man passes it on from partner to partner. Just because someone has no symptoms or larger side effect does not mean they don't get those diseases free. Men have to get some of these things in order to pass them on to other partners. From what I understand the same is true of yeast infections. Men have been and sometimes are treated for them along with their partners if it is suspected that they are reinfecting the female who has already been treated. I think the difference here is because of a woman's biology, some of these things can be more insidious. Her stuff is on the inside where things can develop sight unseen and because bacterias that a man may have too can enter her body it can develop into something far more serious giving a healthy environment for things like that to breed, but that's a far cry from saying that men do not carry the bacteria or have the std. They do or they could not pass it on to their partners.
As for getting the std easier. I'm sure woman may have an easier time, but from what I remember with things even like HIV they have less of a contraction rate then gay men because of the purpose of the vagina versus the anus. A vagina and the cervix are not likely to tear during regular intercourse and give entryway to the blood stream like the anus and colon. Of course, nobody wants to depend on their privates warding shit off, but the vagina is not some catch all for things either and does have its own defenses. And I would guess because of biology in straight sex men have the least likely chance of contracting something, however men are more prolific then women in this area and so probably up their chances by sheer volume of oppurtunity via exposure. Just some thoughts. Hope they m ade sense since I'm tired tonight.
