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Home › Relationships

Relationships | 11/14/2008 10:04 am

Gardasil for Gents?

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

The HPV vaccine Gardasil, which helps prevent cervical cancer in women, may soon be given to men to ward off a common STD.

According to findings released Thursday by Merck & Co, which makes the vaccine, Gardasil has proven highly successful in preventing genital warts in men.

A Merck-organized research team studied 3,400 males ages 16 to 26 and found that 90 percent fewer men developed genital warts and other lesions after receiving the vaccine.

Gardasil is currently FDA-approved to treat females ages 9 to 26 years to prevent cervical cancer, and Merck plans to ask the FDA later this year to approve Gardasil’s use in males ages 9 to 26 to prevent genital warts. That would be good news for everyone. As you may or may not know, warts are extremely contagious, quite common and can infect both men and women.

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Read more about: Gardasil, Health, HPV, Medicine, News, Science, Sex, STD

4 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Jennifer Dooley
This vaccine is still way to risky to be being “Sold ” to the public. Their are alarming side effects and deaths that have occurred from Gardasil. Not to mention, it is not 100% effective and it only covers certain HPV viruses and not the only cause of Cervical cancer. The adds are very misleading! What is the best prevent when it comes to STDs…Teaching the value of ones body before they become sexually active…Teaching the value of having your partner tested before engaging in sexually activity. Teaching the use of condoms for those that just are going to do so no matter what … Gardasil, not going to be a part of my kids life. At least not while I have control of such matters. My kids are not Guinea pigs especially when they could die are have a lifetime auto immune disorder!!! Here is an article from Couric and Co…Read the comments too! http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/07/08/couricandco/entry4240888.shtml
By Jennifer Dooley on 11/14/2008 11:03 am
kermie b
Jennifer—I agree. Pharmaceutical houses making money from heavy advertisements and scare tactics; I find it despicable.
By kermie b on 11/14/2008 11:19 am
thatsoutherngirl k
This shot really irks me. It does NOT prevent all cervical cancers resulting from HPV.
By thatsoutherngirl k on 11/14/2008 5:07 pm
HA BIBI
I don’t like the fact of those who have attempted to make this a mandatory medication for young women, let alone men. I would never force my daughter or son to take any medication and especially where there have not been enough trials/studies done to warrant the validity in taking it.
By HA BIBI on 11/15/2008 10:46 am