How is HPV transmitted, and should I tell my partner?

A clear, supportive answer

HPV mainly spreads through close skin-to-skin sexual contact and may remain asymptomatic for a long time, so timing or source is usually impossible to determine. A calm, blame-free conversation about vaccination, condoms, and follow-up can help.

An important boundaryThis is educational information and cannot provide a personal diagnosis without examination, history, and the complete test result.

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