Another way to transmit an STI is mother to infant at birth or during breast feeding (Mayo, "Risk"). ... The organisms that cause sexually transmitted infections may pass person to person in the blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk; despite belief a person cannot contract an STI from saliva. ... Some types of HPV can lead to cervical cancer or cancer or the anus or penis, ("Information"). ... A pap test can find changes in cervical cells before they turn into cancer. If the changes are treated, the cancer can be prevented ("Cervical"). ...

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The disease enters the baby's bloodstream during childbirth as the baby passes through the birth canal, or after birth if the mother nurses the baby and her breast milk is infected. ... Women who are infected with HIV can pass the virus to their infants during childbirth or, less likely in breast milk. ... Hepatitis B attacks liver cells, leading to cirrhosis and possibly cancer of the liver. ... Although they are relatively painless, genital warts significantly increase the risk of cervical cancer in women. ...

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These include: increased risk of cervical and breast cancers, increased risk of heart attack and stroke, migraines, higher blood pressure, gall bladder disease, infertility, benign liver tumors, decreased bone density, yeast overgrowth and infection, and increased risk of blood clotting" (Body Ecology). ...

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