The HPV vaccine: Is it working yet?
We’ve called HPV (human papillomavirus) the common cold of the sexually active world—but just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s not worth preventing when possible. While there are 40 different strains of the virus, only a couple of them are the major cause of cervical cancer (types 16 and 18) and most genital warts (types 6 and 11). In 2006, young women in the U.S. started using a vaccine—Gardasil—that protects against those four types of HPV.
It’s still too soon to tell whether Gardasil will have an effect on how rates of cervical cancer, but a study from California suggests it might already be making a difference when it comes to genital warts.
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Many of my parent friends of fifth grade girls like me are at the moment to make a decision about the HPV vaccine. This...
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When I was younger my doctors pretty much told my mom that all girls should get the HPV vaccine. I didn’t have any...
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I’ll be excited when the results come out. Especially if they’re good. P.S. Everyone else who watches Girls cracked up...
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