# HPV virus question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hpv-virus-question/751229>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 5, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hpv-virus-question/751229 "2016-04-05T02:32:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hpv-virus-question/751229/21 "2017-01-27T20:24:07Z")

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In an article about the development of the vaccine, it was mentioned that the first notice was by some French doctor who noted that nuns in a nearby convent never seemed to get cervical cancer, while the women in town did. So something about having sex (with men) created a risk of cervical cancer.

As for obscure STD’s - I never heard of chlamydia until I listened to Monty Python’s \*Contractual Obligation Album \* - “I’m dying from your love, my dear…” There was a full rundown of most known STD’s.

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