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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
There are no restrictions based on HIV status if you want to enter Mexico or live in Mexico.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=121 MEXICO - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> However, before couples get married in Mexico, they are required to be tested for STDs. If an STD is found, the partner must sign a waiver saying that they are aware that their partner has an STD. | |||
Regarding HPV, according to the HPV Information Centre, "Cervical cancer ranks as the 2nd most frequent cancer among women in Mexico and the 1st most frequent | |||
cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. About 5.1% of women in the general population are estimated to harbour cervical HPV-16/18 infection at a given time, and 65.1% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18."<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/MEX_FS.pdf Mexico | |||
Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||