In 2012, 270,000 women died from cervical cancer, caused nearly exclusively by the spread of the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) according to the WHO. The organization additionally reports most sexually active people will come into contact with the virus at some point in their lifetime. While 90 percent of people overcome the HPV infection within two years, some cases persist and progress to cancers.

Media depicts teenagers as frequently having sex, and it’s become no secret that teenagers "do it." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among U.S. high school students surveyed...