RENOWNED Gynecology Oncologist Professor Groesbeck Parham has warned that French kisses and oral sex puts one at risk of contracting the HPV virus as it can sometimes be on the tongue, throat or tonsils. Professor Parham has also cautioned women against douching, and further advises men to be comfortable with lubricated lady parts. Meanwhile, Professor Parham has encouraged women to get screened for cervical cancer, saying it’s easy to detect and treat a pre-cancer. Making a presentation during a recent zoom meeting organised by Teal Sisters, Prof Parham, who has lived in Zambia for over 20 years and worked in the field of cervical cancer, explained several ways in which the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can be contracted, among them...

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