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Don’t believe the myth: lesbians can get HPV
“If you’ve got a cervix, you can get cervical cancer.”
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If you’re a sexually active gay man under 45, you should get this vaccine that’s available now
Insurers will now pay for adults between 27-45 to get the HPV vaccine.
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Bill Gates says Trump doesn’t know the difference between HIV & anal warts
“Both times he wanted to know if there was a difference between HIV and HPV so I was able to explain that those are rarely confused with each other.”
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HPV vaccine might lower risk of oral cancer for young men
Mouth and throat cancers are rising fast, especially in men, and research suggests that HPV, the human papillomavirus, is spreading through oral sex.
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Nearly half of American adults infected with genital HPV
HPV is a sexually-transmitted bug that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts.
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Half of all American men are infected with the HPV virus
1 in 4 has a strain linked with several cancers.
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CDC recommendation for HPV vaccination for boys may be a tough sell
The Centers for Disease Control this week issued a finding that young boys, as well as girls, should be given the controversial vaccination against human papillomavirus, or HPV. The recommendation by a CDC’s advisory panel is designed to to protect young people from HPV infection before they become sexually active.