Comments | grendelgongon: FDA Approved HPV Vaccine! (for women 9-26)

grendelgongon

FDA Approved HPV Vaccine! (for women 9-26)

Jun 10, 2006 20:16

Story is hereBasically looks like strong protection from the worst of the strains (the most common cervical cancer and genital warts ones) if you're female and don't already have an HPV infection (thus the early age range ( Read more... )

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grendelgongon June 11 2006, 12:59:24 UTC

Hmmm. The first question would be if that would be a good idea at all. The real idea is to vaccinate before much sexual activity has taken place because (at least in the very short popular science story I've read on this so far) it might make pre-existing infections *more* likely to come out.

The same thought occurred to me, of course, so I'm going to do some more reading on this when I have time.

oo oo! pick me! pick me! luluisme June 11 2006, 14:25:56 UTC

I, like geeksdoitbetter, read about this and thought I want one too! Do they hate me? mer.
It's good to hear there's a _reason_ behind the ageism. Do they just not have a way to see if pre-existing infections exist?
Please, keep us posted. :)

Re: oo oo! pick me! pick me! emboline June 12 2006, 00:35:16 UTC

I was going to ask the same question. Why do you have ot be less then 26 years old? Can't they test you?

emboline June 12 2006, 23:19:11 UTC

P.S. Yu need to update your pic :P Show everyone how cute your new Hairdo is.

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sionnagh August 10 2006, 14:36:26 UTC

Ooh! Ooh! Can I see?

baerana August 9 2006, 07:36:57 UTC

just wanted to say hi! we met at biunity the other week, hope you are well and that you don't mind me friending you. ttyl