1. What is cervical cancer?

2. Cervical cancer appears in cervix uteri or cervical area. It may present with pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding, especially after intercourse, but symptoms may be absent until the cancer is in its advanced stages. The early stages of cervical cancer may be completely asymptomatic, so cervical cancers usually are diagnosed at a much later stage, after the cancer has spread to other parts of the body and becomes more difficult to treat. The early stage cervical cancer can only be discovered by diagnostic test.

3. What is HPV?

5. How common is cervical cancer and Genital warts?

7. How can HPV be transmitted? HPV can be transmitted through vaginal, oral and anal sex. Rarely, HPV can be spread by indirect contact, for example, using a towel after someone who is infected.

8. I only have one sexual partner. Will I be susceptible to HPV infection? Yes. According to studies on young female in UK and USA, including college students, around 50% will be infected by HPV within 5 years after sexual experience, even with a single partner.

9. How do I know if I have HPV? When you infected by HPV, there will not be any symptoms. The infection can only be discovered by diagnostic test.