Males should get HPV vaccine too, study says

[OhioChick]

May 18th, 2011
07:15 AMET

Men also carry the human papillomavirus, the virus that can lead to male cancers and genital warts. And they could spread HPV to their sexual partners, putting those people at risk for cervical cancer.

So the HPV vaccine, that is often recommended for girls, should extend to boys as well, say researchers from Innsbruck Medical University in Austria. Their study was presented at the meeting of the American Urological Association on Tuesday.

The HPV vaccine is recommended for women age 26 or younger, to prevent genital warts and to reduce risk of cervical cancer. The FDA approved the first HPV vaccine, Gardasil, back in 2006.

Although the vaccine has been approved for males since 2009, it hasn’t been as heavily promoted for them. The vaccine could help men prevent genital warts as well as penile and anal cancers.

More: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/18/males-should-get-hpv-vaccine-too-study-says/

[kestrel91316]

1. Well DUH. Where did folks think the young ladies were gonna catch it?

From the HPV Fairy??

[Crunchy Frog]

2. I'm planning on getting it for my boys

though it will be several years before they're ready for it, God willing.

[Odin2005]

3. The Anti-Vax idiots will go bat-shit in 3... 2... 1...

[formercia]

4. Women don't get HPV from Masturbation.

They get it from some scumbag that doesn't give a shit about others.

Always check it for lumps before saying yes, and, yes, you can get HPV from Oral Sex.