Most sexually active people will contract human papillomavirus HPV at some point in their lifetime. HPV spreads by skin-to-skin contact. Most people contract HPV in their genital area through sexual intercourse. If you engage in oral sex, you may contract it in your mouth or throat. This is most commonly known as oral HPV. Oral HPV often has no symptoms. This type of HPV can turn into oropharyngeal cancer , which is rare. If you have oropharyngeal cancer, cancer cells form in the middle of the throat, including the tongue, tonsils, and pharynx walls. These cells can develop from oral HPV. Early symptoms of oropharyngeal cancer include:.

HPV and Oral Cancer:
INTRODUCTION
Information regarding oral sex practices of Peruvian FSWs, 18—26 years of age, was obtained via survey and compared with HPV testing results of oral rinse samples. Ten The prevalence of oral HPV was relatively low, considering the high rates of oral sex practiced by these women. Human papillomavirus HPV has been shown to cause oropharyngeal cancer.
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HPV oral and oropharyngeal cancers are harder to discover than tobacco related cancers because the symptoms are not always obvious to the individual who is developing the disease, or to professionals that are looking for it. They can be very subtle and painless. A dentist or doctor should evaluate any symptoms that you are concerned with, and certainly anything that has persisted for two or more weeks.
Diagram of the oral cavity and oropharynx. The oral cavity includes the lips, the labial and buccal mucosa, the front two-thirds of the tongue, the retromolar pad, the floor of the mouth, the gingiva, and the hard palate. The oropharynx includes the palatine and lingual tonsils, the back one-third base of the tongue, the soft palate, and the posterior pharyngeal wall.