Im 12 and have had my period for 2 years and dont know what cervical cancer is??!


Question: Im 12 and have had my period for 2 years and dont know what cervical cancer is!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
what is it!?!?!?!?!?!?
how do you get it!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
and what can you do not to get it!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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The cervix is the top of the vagina!. You can feel it if you put your fingers up there!. Most cervical cancer is caused by a virus that tends to be sexually transmitted, called the human papilloma virus (HPV)!. That's a fancy way of saying "genital warts!." Gross! The warts irritate the cervix, and some types of warts (there are are over 100 types) irritate the cervix in such a way that a cancer starts there!. Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells that spreads throughout your body, destroying your body parts as it does so!. You get HPV by having sex with someone who is already infected by it!. You can possibly avoid infection by using a condom, but it's not definite!. HPV is an extremely common infection--something like half of college-age girls have HPV!. So you can also help to avoid it by being choosy with who you have sex with!. The less promiscuous you are, the less your odds of getting it!. But that's not a definite way to avoid it!. Abstinence is the only way to be sure to avoid it!. But if you marry, then it's always possible your spouse is already infected!. The Gardasil injection vaccinates you against the most dangerous kinds of HPV--the ones that cause cervical cancer!. But you can still get the other kinds that don't cause cervical cancer, but do cause warts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You have had your period for two years!? Wow, you started really young!. Anyway, you should not be worried about cervical cancer for right now!. I mean, you are too young to have it really!. It would be for a later time!. You could get the shot, it helps prevent like 5 different types!. It is cancer that forms on your cervix which is why you have Paps!. And you don't have to worry about that generally till you are sexually active or closer to 18!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Cervical Caner is caused by HPV (Human Papalona Virus)
but thats not the only way you can get Cervical Caner; it is just the most common!.

HPV is an STD (Sexually Transmitted Diese) which is transmitted by having unprotected sex with someone who is carrying it already!.

You can prevent HPV by!.!.
1) wearing a condom when you have sex ALWAYS!
2) getting the HPV vaccine; Gardisil!.

But you're very young && I doubt you're even having sex yet!.!. but its good to educate yourself before you even think about it!

Good luck && when sex comes!.!. be protected! =)Www@Answer-Health@Com

http://www!.ehealthmd!.com/library/cervica!.!.!.

main causes of cervical cancer
- having sex with multiple partners
- having sex under the age of 18
- having sex with a guy who had sex with a girl who had cervical cancer


also that girl up there is wrong, you can't inherit cervical cancer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You can get it from familt genes!.
Or you can get it from having sex!.
But don't freak out and think if you have sex you will get it and die
i suggest you look it up on google!. Read in to it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I dont think you will get it!.!.!.!.!. it is very unlikley untill you get older once you turn 18 then you should start getting tested
~AshleyWww@Answer-Health@Com

talk to your doctor about the Gardasil vaccine to prevent it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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