“Cervical cancer is highly preventable and highly curable if caught early. Nearly all cervical cancers could be prevented by HPV vaccination, routine cervical cancer screening (So it is important for people with a cervix to have regular screening tests starting in their 20s.), and appropriate follow-up treatment when needed. Condoms, which prevent some sexually transmitted diseases, can decrease the risk of HPV transmission. Condoms can assist in prevention. HOWEVER, they do not completely prevent it. Therefore, exposure to HPV is still possible in areas that are not covered by the condom. You can get HPV by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the virus. It is most commonly spread during vaginal or anal sex. It also spreads through close skin-to-skin touching during sex. A person with HPV can pass the infection to someone even when they have no signs or symptoms.”

National Cancer Institute
(https://www.cancer.gov/types/cervical/causes-risk-prevention)