Comments on Everything and more: How many more will now be protected?

Sciencewoman. I wondered the same thing, but it ap...

2008-06-06T08:55:00.000-04:00

Sciencewoman. I wondered the same thing, but it appears that the same virus is responsible for genital warts and penile cancer in men. Sounds like reason enough for me to immunize both sexes. In addition it begs the question. If men are affected too, why, oh why is it exclusively the women's responsibility to get immunized?

Knobody, studies in men have been conducted since 2004, and it

frogging:according to http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/s...

2008-06-06T08:28:00.000-04:00

frogging:

according to http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-and-men.htm#vaccine this page from the CDC, the vaccine is not yet licensed for use in men by the FDA and studies are in the works. insurance may decide to cover it once it's approved for use in men by the FDA. without that approval, they can't cover off-label uses.

there is hope for the future!

there is also growing evidence of a link between h...

2008-06-06T08:24:00.000-04:00

there is also growing evidence of a link between hpv and oral and anal cancer. since ~10 of today's boys will grow up to be gay/bi men, it makes even more sense to vaccinate boys.

yes, it should be covered. but you are asking for common sense from the same industry that pays for viagra, but frequently not birth control.

Good thinking! I wonder if the reason it's not rec...

2008-06-05T19:12:00.000-04:00

Good thinking! I wonder if the reason it's not recommended for boys is because the benefits accrue primarily to women. And I wonder if the genders would be reversed what would happen...

Hi CAE,Agreed, 100%. Not only will this protect fe...

2008-06-05T13:56:00.000-04:00

Hi CAE,
Agreed, 100%. Not only will this protect females, but I'm baffled that preventing genital warts and penile cancer wasn't considered enough of an reason to test the vaccine on boys.

Good for you! I've been reading about this a lot l...

2008-06-05T13:41:00.000-04:00

Good for you! I've been reading about this a lot lately and the projections and models match the gut feeling - immunising males will reduce the rates of cancer in females. Especially given that some parents will object to immunising their daughters on religious and/or anti-vax grounds.