HPV: Get the Facts [Video]

(https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/c17820c677f1d435e18f0d385d480935_Generic.jpg) HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). HPV is a different virus than HIV and HSV (herpes).

HPV is so common that nearly all sexually active men and women get it at some point in their lives. There are many different types of HPV. Some types can cause health problems including genital warts and cancers. But there are vaccines that can stop these health problems from happening.

All boys and girls ages 11 or 12 years should get vaccinated.

Thomas Murwin, MD, pediatrician with Dean Clinic Stoughton. is here to help parents learn how to protect their children from this cancer-causing virus.