Everyone who has ever been sexually active can get HPV — even if they are very careful. Sometimes people can be infected with HPV and not know it.
Even using condoms doesn’t always stop HPV from spreading, because it can pass through skin-to-skin contact too.
Things like healthy eating and exercise can be good for your body, but they cannot stop someone being infected by HPV.
The HPV vaccine is another important part of a healthy lifestyle. It trains the body to fight off an infection.
It does this without putting someone at risk of developing a cancer caused by HPV.
The HPV vaccine also gives better protection than getting the virus itself.
Getting vaccinated against HPV will stop HPV infections and will help stop cancers caused by HPV developing later in life.