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, ...
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 ...
Have you ever fancied a bit of vagina-based DIY, but lacked the tools? No, I’m not talking about vibrators. We’ve been there, done that and bought the lubricant. Researchers from the University of London would like us (women, I mean) to have access to a smear test we can perform ourselves, in our homes. Oh ...
Gay men are almost twice as likely as straight men to report having had cancer, a new study reveals. The study of more than 120,000 people found that gay men weren’t only more likely to have cancer, but they would also be diagnosed about a decade earlier. Jason Warriner, Clinical Director for HIV and sexual ...
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 ...
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 ...
A rise in head and neck cancers has been blamed on oral sex. “It seems like a pretty good link that more sexual activity, particularly oral sex, is associated with increased HPV infection,” said Dr. Greg Hartig, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. He said that up to ...
Oral sex causes cancer! Oral sex is dangerous! Beware of oral sex! This is what some people are panicking about this morning after watching a show last night on the BBC called Is Oral Sex Safe? They talked about how oral sex leads to mouth cancer and how the numbers of people diagnosed are going up. They ...
Rates of mouth and throat cancers are increasing and doctors say this is caused by oral sex. Well, not oral sex per se, but the human papillomavirus (HPV) which causes warts which people can get in their throats from giving oral sex which then leads to cancer. Most people would know about HPV in the ...
One shot can protect people from genital warts and cervical cancer for life. It is recommended for girls and women to protect them against the virus linked to genital warts and cervical cancer, often caught from men. But giving the shot to everyone to save women’s lives is not cost effective. Men and women are ...
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