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HPV Vaccine Recommended For Boys

HPV Vaccine Recommended For Boys

January 27, 2012 No Comments

Boys should be given the HPV vaccine, according to medical advice. A Canadian federal panel recommends that men aged nine to 26 receive the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil. “Both genders contribute to the spread of HPV and develop diseases as a result of HPV infection,” advises the head of adolescent medicine at Montreal Children’s Hospital, ...

HPV Vaccine Stops Safe Sex? Don’t Patronize Us

HPV Vaccine Stops Safe Sex? Don’t Patronize Us

January 5, 2012 1 Comment

The HPV vaccine, which guards against the human papillomavirus which can lead to cervical cancer, could lead to unsafe sex according to a new US study. The study showed that 23.6 percent of young women taking the HPV vaccine believed the vaccination could guard against other sexually transmitted infections. And 3.8 percent believed they wouldn’t ...

New HPV Test To Join Fight Against Cancer

New HPV Test To Join Fight Against Cancer

April 22, 2011 No Comments

It is unthinkable that 300,000 women are killed every year by a largely preventable and treatable disease, but there is hope this could change in the near future. A new diagnostic test has just joined the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the fight against cervical cancer. This week an early detection measure, known as the ...

Boys Will Get HPV Vaccines, So Stop Fretting

Boys Will Get HPV Vaccines, So Stop Fretting

February 21, 2011 1 Comment

The idea that boys should get vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV – the virus that leads to warts and possibly cancers) is not new. Currently there are programs to vaccinate girls because of the link between cervical cancers. Most women who get cervical cancer have had HPV at some point in their life. The ...

Conservatives Want To Increase Cervical Cancer

Conservatives Want To Increase Cervical Cancer

September 1, 2010 1 Comment

At least that’s what the end result will be if they prevent young girls from getting the HPV vaccine. HPV is a genital warts virus and it leads to over 70% of cervical cancers. There has been much controversy over girls as young as 12 getting this vaccine, and the most recent attack comes from ...

Quickie Sex Tip

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When Getting The Bill Doesn’t Add Up

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Oh Harry! Getting A Piece Of The Royal Pie

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Tired Of Faking It

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Getting Committed

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Quote Of The Week

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Lazy Sunday Awful Proposal Post

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All About Men’s Underpants

My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...

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