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Stable marital relationship protects men from oral and genital HPV infections.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Kero K M, Rautava J, Syrjänen K, Kortekangas-Savolainen O, Grenman S, Syrjänen S
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are associated with sexual behavior. Changes in the sexual habits of couples and their impact on male genital and oral HPV infections were determined during 7 years of follow-up (FU). At baseline and 7 years FU, urethral, semen/penile, and oral samples were collected from 46 men and cervical and oral samples of their spouses for HPV DNA detection. Demographic data and risk...
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