Now that your friend knows her boyfriend has HPV it is SO important for her to get her yearly pap smears done. HPV can cause cervical cancer in women; it's the second most common cancer in women after breast cancer. Pap smears can detect if a woman has HPV and if she has any signs of cervical cancer, like abnormal cells on the cervix. I developed cervical cancer the same year I was diagnosed at the age of 17 and it's NOT fun. Your friend needs to get this done, she definitely doesn't want to go through dealing with cervical cancer!

Good luck to your friend! aspirin bayer pill or dettol soap Okay- we know this to be true: you can have the virus for a while and not be symptomatic. He could POSSIBLY have gotten it a year ago, but not likely.

She probably already has the virus and does not yet know it...as it is very contagious.

Some people get exposed and get the virus, but never become symptomatic.

New research shows some people can completely irradicate the virus over time..most do not. I've gone back to get the damn things zapped about 15 times.

There are a number of strains of HPV, and a couple of them can cause cervical cancer if symptoms go untreated.

Your friend needs regular pap smears!! Like one now, and one in 3 mos.

Condoms help, but the virus can be peri-genital, on areas that are not covered by the condom.

Noone knows for sure if it can be spread when asymptomatic, but it is believed to be possible.