DANGEROUS LIAISONS

A monogamous 45-year old woman, I had been warned for several months about steam rooms by my friend, who had been battling HPV since she--a monogamous 44-year old--got it from the steam room at her gym. Now, a year later, having had nearly a dozen treatments (still not finished) to rid myself and my husband of the virus, let me cry loud and clear: Beware wet heat! HPV thrives in it!

NAME WITHHELD

Venice