HPV Vaccine for Men: It's About Time
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hpv and older men
Why do these reports continually link hpv preventatives with younger men? Is Gardasil effective and available for older guys? Will Medicare cover it?
Sorry Danny
I'm a bit late, but yah. You can totally get HPV from a woman who is asymptomatic (no warts, etc). In fact, the HPV strains that cause the most cervical cancer are not the ones that cause warts. (Doh! Tell me about it, why can't things be easy, huh?)
With that said, getting it from touching with your hands is highly unlikely unless you had broken skin (cuts, etc). Sex with a condom? Could happen, I certainly wouldn't rule it out. It's somewhat unlikely but possible. However, playing around without a condom but without penetration? Probably just about as likely to contract something as if you had sex.
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It seems like you're implying that the same strain of HPV that causes genital warts or cervical cancer in women can be transmitted to men and cause head and neck cancers. As far as I know that is not the case, so I am curious if that was your point where you read that? Because vaccinating men against the strain of HPV that causes these problems in women won't necessarily prevent them from acquiring the strain of HPV that causes head/neck cancers.
Hpv Vaccine for men
Is there ever going to be a vaccine for HPV in men? Will there be a vaccine for those who already have HPV?
HPV
This use of the word "cleared" disturbs me and has many women just plain confused. They interpret cleared to mean cured. This article mentions that if not cleared it can percolate for years. I take it you mean being in a latent stage. It is my understanding (having had HPV for 22 years now) that HPV is never cleared per se but that it goes into a latent phase which percolates for years. Many women I speak to think HPV can be cured and are constantly asking what they can do to "cure" themselves of this. I had invasive SCC in 1991 with anal resection, radiation and chemo. I was fine for 15 years and then boom, recurrence of AIN3 and now in situ SCC of the rectum. I have been out of any sexual relationship for 8 years so obviously I was not "re-infected" with HPV 16 and even though it was dormant/latent for 15 years it was never truly cleared in the sense I hear that word being used today. It gives the wrong impression to those just learning about HPV and perhpas some other terminology could be used not to confuse.
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HELLO I RESENTLY NOTICE WARTS IN MY PRIVATE PARTS, WHENT AND DID A PAP TEST AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL ,BUT I DONT BELEIVE SO.
KNOW I AM TAKING PRECAUTIONS AND GETTING ALL TYPE OF EXAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE NOTHING OR NOTHING ELSE.
THE QUESTION IS I MET SOMEONE AND I AM IN LOVE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM A RESPONSABLE INDIVIDUAL I AM DOING ALL TYPE OF TEST
TO PREVENT ANYTHING AS WELL AS MY PARTNER BEFORE HAVING INTERCOURSE, BUT WHAT IF I DO HAVE HPV HOW CAN WE HAVE SEX AND WHAT IF WE WANT KIDS, BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT FAMILY.
IS THERE A VACCINE FOR MEN OVER 47? AND IS THERE A NEW VACCINE FOR WOMAN OVER 35?
PLEASE HELP ME AND GUIDE ME, OTHERWISE I THINK I WILL WANT TO DIE.
Vaccine for age groups older than 26
The HPV vaccine is currently available for people over 26, but insurance will not cover it. This is ridiculous! As someone who did not get HPV until age 37 (and not a promiscuous person), it is apparent that any age group that is sexually active, should be able to get the vaccine and have it covered by insurance. People with HPV often don't know they are carrying the virus and then they pass it on.
Men need the vaccine available too!
HPV IN A GUY
hi... i was just wondering im a little confused i have hpv ive had it for about 2 years i got genital warts early in the stage and it was treated i havnt gotten it ever since but i know i still have the virus because my girlfriend was just told by her doctor she has it.. will this vaccine get rid of the hpv in me or wat will it do?
hi... i was just wondering im a little confused i have hpv ive had it for about 2 years i got genital warts early in the stage and it was treated i havnt gotten it ever since but i know i still have the virus because my girlfriend was just told by her doctor she has it.. will this vaccine get rid of the hpv in me or wat will it do?
