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Fearless

(18,421 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:40 PM Jul 2013

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Study: Young gay men need HPV vaccine as they are 15 times more likely to develop genital cancer

According to a study published in the journal “Sexually Transmitted Infections”, young gay men are 15 times more likely to develop genital cancer than straight men...

HPV can cause cervical, penile, anal and throat cancers, as well as genital and anal warts...

Heterosexual men gain protection from the virus through herd immunity if women are vaccinated, but no such protection is afforded to gay men.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/07/16/study-young-gay-men-need-hpv-vaccine-as-they-are-15-times-more-likely-to-develop-genital-cancer/

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Word to the wise.

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Study: Young gay men need HPV vaccine as they are 15 times more likely to develop genital cancer (Original Post) Fearless Jul 2013 OP

If I was still raising children, I would want all of them Arkansas Granny Jul 2013 #1

+1 Fearless Jul 2013 #2

Agree. I would encourage HPV vaccine for all people of sexual age. pinto Jul 2013 #3

+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Jul 2013 #5

du rec. xchrom Jul 2013 #4

Arkansas Granny

(31,534 posts)

1. If I was still raising children, I would want all of them

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 08:06 PM

Jul 2013

to receive the HPV vaccine regardless their gender. IMO, to do otherwise would be taking a risk with their future health.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

2. +1

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 08:09 PM

Jul 2013

pinto

(106,886 posts)

3. Agree. I would encourage HPV vaccine for all people of sexual age.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 09:50 PM

Jul 2013

It's fairly inexpensive, often covered as a part of routine STD screens with few side effects. This one's a no brainer, imo.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

5. +++ 1,000 +++ n/t

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 10:09 PM

Jul 2013

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

4. du rec.

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 10:09 AM

Jul 2013

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