Nam, a 29-year-old office worker in Hanoi, considered reproductive health a distant concern until he contracted genital warts.

Believing HPV only concerns women and a reluctance to discuss sensitive health issues are key reasons why men remain indifferent to human papillomavirus.

A 28-year-old woman from TP HCM tested positive for HPV type 16, which causes cancer, and type 6, which causes genital warts. After having the warts removed, she asks if recurrence is possible and if she can still receive the HPV vaccine.

Having cared for cervical cancer patients, Mai's mother-in-law urged her daughter-in-law to proactively prevent HPV before her wedding and reminded her grandchildren to do the same when they came of age.

I am five months pregnant and have just been treated for genital warts using liquid nitrogen spray. I am still a bit worried; will being cured affect my baby? (Ly, 28 years old)

A mother from Ba Diem commune, TP HCM, asks if her 13-year-old son, who is allergic to giant freshwater prawns, can receive the HPV vaccine.

I had genital warts burned off at the hospital; the lesions have dried and are no longer painful. Do I need to be re-examined and get the HPV vaccine? (Minh Dat, An Giang)