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HPV Vaccine for Men: It's About Time

November 14, 2008 05:41 PM ET | Bernadine Healy, M.D. | Permanent Link | Print

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Danny

can you contract HPV from skin to skin contact if the woman has it, and you touched her genitals and didn't see any signs of HPV but you know she has the strand?

are you saying i may have it now because i touched/fingered her, and used a condom? Even if their where no sighs??

be honest with me people....

Bogus Article Bogus Drug

Merck does its own study...says hey this Drug is safe(remember deadly Vioxx)then sends out a press release and the Bernadine adss a few words then prints it.

what was left out of this is the fact that at least 15 girls died immediatly after getting the shot...as reported to the CDC, then there are the thousands of other adverse reaction reports. The information is at best misleading if not an out right lie...there is little proof of cancer preventing or curing., and Gardisil only prevents against a few of the almost 30 strains of HPV/warts. But they will still market it to young girls and boys....WHY? not because they care about us and our kids...Because they want The hundreds of millions of dollars. Guess what...they want that money soooo bad they get the government and tax payers to foot the bill, and have been pushing for mandatory vaccination. Finally dont take my word for it....look it up!!

Gardasil is NOT right for anyone---male or female---unless of course you have stock in Merck. I encourage all of you to go to judicialwatch.org and read the report on this vaccine. Many young women across the United States, Canada and Austraila have experienced highly adverse reactions to Gardasil. Some are wheelchair bound, some have seizures daily, some have stopped menstrating, some have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and what do they all have in common? Gardasil.

Not just for Kids

Decide for yourself - I am single 42 year old male.

Odds are that women my age are a HIGH risk for HPV.

Even with a limited number of years of testing .. It is right for me. I have already had two of the three shots. Your Dr can give it to you "off label".

Wish I had had the vaccine 35 years ago

Get the vaccine. I'm nearly fifty and had my first abnormal pap at age 19, before HPV and the link to cervical cancer was discovered. Now, after two bouts with HPV and the related monthly Pap smears, biopsies, LEAP proceducures, one cryo procudure, etc. I would do anything to spare another woman what I've gone through. So, I say get the vaccine. With the next positive pap I have, I plan to have my cervix removed. The worry and uncertainty is just not worth it. I know that surgery will stop the virus, but it will relieve one worry (cervical cancer).

heavy handed

~Joreth,

From your description, I realize that you know next to nothing about Homeopathy, yet you judge it in an arrogant fashion by dictating that in order for it to be valid as a treatment option, YOU have to understand its mechanism. We don't know why Homeopathy works any more than we know how many traditional pharmaceuticles and medical procedures work. How do you explain the many Homeopaths who have earned their M.D. degree as well as main-stream Medical Board Certifications? Or how about the many patients they have helped that were failed by the conventional medical treatments? Studies have clearly shown that we are not dealing strictly with a placebo effect. Do an open-minded survey of Homeopathy before you make your condemnations.

Many people see demonstrable, positive results in labs and other diagnostic tests as a result of seeing a Homeopath. Find an M.D. who's willing to reach past the limitations of the AMA and treat you as an individual, rather than a group of specific organs that exhibit specific symptoms that need to be repressed.

hpv for men

FINALLY! I caught hpv and it morphed to cervical cancer; (handily dealt with by the way by lazer cone biopy, instead of the recommended hysterectomy so protect yourself from this often unnecessary major surgery)then he seemed to catch it from me through oral sex; eventually died of the cancer he contracted. I've been pleading with anybody who would listen from the beginning of this vaccination craze to include males.

When I read this blog I almost cried.

1. It is the persistant infection that causes Cervical Cancer and sometimes the HPV is present.

2. In a little over 2 yrs 11939 reports to VAERS 32 deaths = 478 affected a month.

3. Even Dr. Harper lead researcher for Merck thinks Gardasil came out too soon and all the side effects are not known.

4. Proper hygiene and a proper diet rich in antioxidants will help rid the body naturally of the HPV.

5. Since the introduction of Pap Smears Cervical Cancer is mainly found in women who do not get the yearly physical with the test.

6. The FDA still recommends Pap Tests because there are over 100 different strains and the vaccine addresses only 4.

7. During the tests the "Placebo" was really a carrier solution with all the ingredients including Aluminum but not the virus like particles. The ratios were determined by the vaccine and Carrier Solution so the ratios are low. A true saline placebo you would mainly only get pain at the injection site. (One of the researchers in the Brazilian study told me this during a conversation I had with him.) That is why they did not use a saline placebo.

8. In the United States cervical cancer is only 1.7%. The main population with the majority of cervical cancer is in developing countries where the women do not have access to clinics and doctors to be tested and receive treatment. They also do not have access to clean water and a proper diet to build a strong immune system.

9. L-Histidine is a new element in this vaccine and it has never been tested in a vaccine environment before. I know this for a fact because this came up during my conversation also.

10. Sodium Borate is basically Borax people.

11. Girls I personally know are having their periods cease and many complain of menopausal symptoms. Question: Are they now infertile? No one will know until they try to have a family. Too late to find out about this side effect.

12. 4392 young girls are either disabled or have not recovered.

13. According to a market study that costs $7,600, vaccine manufactures need to look to specialty vaccines because they will be the money maker.

14. "As an organization that has co-sponsored much of the research on this over the last 8 years, The Oral Cancer Foundation" This is why you will not say anything negative about this vaccine. You have money invested in it.

15. Side effects, Grandmal seizures, paralysis, fatigue, migranes, rhuematoid arthritis symptoms, vision difficulties, problems with concentration, pancreatitis, PCOS, Nausea, vomiting, weight loss, personality changes, HPV, Warts, weakness of the extremeties,the list goes on.

And now you want to target the boys what kind of people are pushing this vaccine. How do they sleep at night.

My suggestion for anyone contemplating getting this vaccine is to do your own research. Read the pros and cons and make up your own mind. Then go to my website www. cynthiajanak .com I have been researching this vaccine since February of 2007.

Greg Monarche from GA, you're both incorrect

Greg Monarche of GA, you're incorrect. The Gardasil vaccine has been studied for over 8 years. It's discovery began in 1998.

You know what has never been proven, that smoking causes cancer. Yet through epidemiological studies, a STRONG LINK has been established between smoking tobacco and cancer and almost every doctor will tell you the same.

And you know what kills more people than the small number of incidences of highly allergic people to the vaccine, CARS. Does that mean the federal government should ban all cars? Of course not. Everyone should acknowledge risk, weigh the pros and cons, then make a personal informed decision. I'd prefer to take my chances with driving and vaccines. Vaccines have saved more lives than they've taken away -- a lot more.

If you want to think children are never going to have sex until they're married, you're living in a fantasy. Wake up.

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About Heart to Heart

Bernadine Healy, M.D., U.S.News & World Report's health editor and author of the magazine’s On Health column, is the former head of the National Institutes of Health, the American Red Cross, and the College of Medicine and Public Health at Ohio State University. A cardiologist and author of two books, she spent more than 25 years practicing medicine. In this blog, she covers matters close to her heart, including cardiovascular disease and other important aspects of personal health and health policy.

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