HPV, Cervical Cancer and Sex

I was once informed that cancers have no known cause. As such, HPV -the Human Papillomavirus could not cause cancer. This is the common perception, reality is different.

What is a Cancer? Simply put, it is an invasive growth. One which in most cases originates from the epithelium and that can metastasize to other areas of the body. Cells within the body continue dividing, at times at an alarming rate, when normally they should not.

Patience Wanga discusses HPV and its relation to cervical cancer, and a vaccine to ward it off.

Soothing the Creases of Loneliness

"Somebody" remarked to me last month that we, modern people, throw sex around too much. However grammatically incorrect this ‘terminological inexactitude' is; the truth behind it was undeniable. It is no thing at all for two people to meet, in a club, at the zoo, or while snorkeling, and end up boot-knocking, bed-rocking, waxing it and rubbing down in less than half an hour.

In fact it's probably more of a surprise to hear that a couple has been dating 3 months and have not in fact done the dirty deed.

Read more as Chiedza Mangiza discusses, " Whichever way it goes, for men and women, sex can cause a false sense of intimacy. And that's the real danger of easy sex (plus all those nasty VDs)."