Most sexually active women in the modern era know about human papillomavirus. Some were offered the HPV vaccine in their early teenage years and saw the ads all over television about reducing the risk of cervical cancer.

But women arent the only ones who contract HPV. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 79 million American women and men are currently infected with HPV. And while awareness about how men can contract and spread the virus is increasing, theres still a gap between women and men when it comes to prevention and treatment.

Simply put: Men arent routinely tested like women are. In fact, theres currently no approved test for HPV in men .