children can get hpv from their mother during a vaginal birth if the mother is infected. hpv on the outside of the skin can be transmitted to others by direct contact during skin-to-skin sexual play. hpv can be contracted from oral sex if one partner has the virus orally. most of the times however hpv that is detected on a woman's cervix has gotten there just one way. through sexual contact.
can you get hpv without having intercourse?