HPV Vaccine Does Not Increase Signs of Sexual Activity, Study Finds

[slimvictor]

Adolescent girls who get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are no more likely to show signs they may be engaging in sexual activity than girls who do not get the vaccine, according to a new study that challenges a widely held belief.

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus, and some strains of the virus can lead to oral and genital cancers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend the HPV vaccine for girls and boys as young as age 11.

Previous surveys have found that some parents are concerned their daughter may be more likely to engage in sexual activity if they receive the vaccine.

"Some parents are concerned that saying 'yes' to the HPV vaccine is also encouraging teenagers to say 'yes' to sex," said Dr. Carol Ford, chief of the Craig Dalsimer division of adolescent medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The new findings, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, are the first clinical data to study the concern, and found that HPV vaccine does not lead to increased sexual activity among adolescent girls.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Womens...ty-study-finds/story?id=17467576#.UHygf45K4f4

 

[Return of Radric]

Hope this article resolves some of the fear/misunderstanding/myths about the Gardasil (HPV) vaccine. No shit it doesn't increase sexual activity, the girl doesn't even know what the old doc is injecting her with most of the time. Go science

 

[Foreigner]

Yeah... it also doesn't protect against all forms of HPV, just the most common strain. You could still get it.

 

[Chesh]

Yeah... it also doesn't protect against all forms of HPV, just the most common strain.

Better than nothing.

 

[bloodshed344]

Better than nothing.

Yeah, compromise your health with vaccines! Better than nothing.

 

[slimvictor]

^ Why do you think that taking this particular vaccine would compromise someone's health?
If it had mercury in it, I would understand, but I strongly doubt that it does.

 

[Chesh]

Yeah, compromise your health with vaccines! Better than nothing.

A lot of the stuff with vaccines is blown way out proportion.

I'm not aware of the health risks of the HPV vaccine but I'm sure they don't outweigh the benefits. 2 people will probably magically develop autism and then this will be blamed ont he vaccine but that's hardly strong correlation.

 

[23536]

This NYT article from a year ago summarizes a lot of the attacks against the HPV vaccine:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/health/20hpv.html?pagewanted=all

Its villian is Michelle Bachman and I apologize for that.

 

[sekio]

but but but... teenagers are not supposed to be sexually active! its against gods will.

can we teach them that condoms are ineffective too?

i really don't see why people have an issue with this - 1. nobody uses thiomersal anymore despite the fact it's efficacious and safe and 2. vaccines are generally a good thing, esp. against diseases that can cause infertility...

 

[rangrz]

Yeah, compromise your health with vaccines! Better than nothing.

You want to explain this compromise, how it comes to be, and show us the peer reviewed studies?