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HPV 16 & 18: Why They're the Most Dangerous Strains

Jun 4, 2025
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Dr. Alan Lindemann (Rural Doc Alan) explains: Out of 15 high-risk HPV types, types 16 and 18 are linked to 70% of invasive cervical cancers They can evade the immune system, stay in the body, and change normal cells into abnormal ones This is why screening and vaccination are critical in cervical cancer prevention. #HPV16 #HPV18 #CervicalCancerAwareness #RuralDocAlan #WomensHealth #HPVPrevention Dr. Alan Lindemann is an obstetrician with 4 decades of medical practice primarily in North Dakota. He has delivered around 6,000 babies and achieved a maternal mortality rate of zero! Dr. Lindemann has made it his mission to teach women and their families how to create the outcomes they want for their own health and pregnancy. Dr. Lindemann earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota in 1977, is boarded by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association. He is the co-author of Modern Medicine: What You’re Dying to Know, a consumer action guide about how to navigate the United States healthcare system. Get Alan's newest book, Pregnancy Your Way: Choose A Safe And Happy Birth: https://a.co/d/69SrHca Follow Rural Doc Alan Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03biA9x3GUIiI3Eclo4QJG Follow DocTales Podcast on Spotify:
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