My wife and I are in our late 50s and have been faithfully married for over 20 years. We were both exposed to hpv in our 20s. Now my wife is declining to have oral sex because she says that it will cause throat cancer. My feeling is that after almost 30 years since exposure to hpv, oral sex does not increase the chance of cancer for a monogamous couple. Is there increased risk of hpv caused throat cancer for an older couple having oral sex? Are there any authoritative articles describing this risk?

After 20 years of this not being an issue... I think there is really a lot more behind this than it appears.