pre-existing symptoms. According to “Pros and Cons of HPV Vaccine‚” “Of 10‚000 women ages 15 to 25 who were vaccinated as part of clinical trials‚ none developed high-grade HPV-16 or HPV-18 associated cervical lesions‚ which are precursors to invasive cancer. The results led experts to estimate that universal uptake of available HPV vaccines likely would prevent more than two-thirds of cervical cancers worldwide (virtually all of those caused by HPV-16 and HPV-18).” Finally‚ throat cancer is becoming a major
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The main point that our group made surrounded the controversy that if 13 year old girls are vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease such as HPV‚ it could increase sexual activity. However‚ research by Bednarczyk et al.‚ 2012 found that HPV vaccination had no increase in the markers of sexual activity (testing for pregnancy and STD’s‚ and counselling for contraceptives). The vaccine does not appear to be changing sexual behaviours‚ only protecting those when they eventually engage in them
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How do Men get HPV? HPV is passed on through genital contact—most often during vaginal and anal sex. HPV may also be passed on during oral sex. Since HPV usually causes no symptoms‚ most men and women can get HPV—and pass it on—without realizing it. People can have HPV even if years have passed since they had sex. Even men with only one lifetime sex partner can get HPV. What are the health problems caused by HPV in men? Most men who get HPV (of any type) never develop any symptoms or health problems
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laws and regulations. To date‚ 21 states provide funding for HPV education and/or vaccination and two states as well as D.C. mandate HPV vaccination (The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation‚ 2016). Unfortunately‚ Tennessee is one of 29 states that does not offer any such funding (The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation‚ 2016). The lack of state mandated funding coupled with the absence of guidelines for HPV screenings and surveillance has resulted in either inconsistency of care of high-risk populations among providers
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about the HPV Vaccine Melody Tripp EN 200A College Composition Craig CasterlineWarner Pacific College October 7‚ 2014 Abstract Being a parent of a preteen is a hard adventure all by itself. When you go into a pediatric office for an 11-year-well-child-checkup‚ there are many vaccinations that are now required for children entering middle schools. One of the vaccinations in this series is optional. This vaccination is to protect our children against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) which can
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vaccinate their sons and daughters against HPV or not. The human papilloma virus a very common virus. It is the most common sexually transmitted infection that affects about 80% of sexually active people. Doctors‚ scientists and physicians have worked for a long time trying to generate a vaccination against HPV. They eventually developed two called Gardasil and Cervarix. These vaccinations were developed to prevent contracting the HP virus and also HPV related cancers i.e. cervical cancer. The
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the sexually transmitted disease‚ HPV (Lee 1). How can we solve this overwhelming problem? Miraculously‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer (Ballaro 1). Some believe that the newly approved vaccine should be widely spread as a means of eliminating this deadly disease‚ while others think it was solely generated for a pharmaceutical firm rather than to promote public health (Otis 1). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted virus
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The problem doesn’t seem to lie with the fact that there is not enough research conducted on the safety of the vaccine‚ but rather the education of the physicians and subsequently to the parents. Research indicates that HPV vaccines have high safety rates‚ and the most common adverse effects are pain and swelling of the injection site which can be true of most vaccines given. “In prioritizing this approach over general health advertisement campaigns‚ physicians retain their position as patient advocates
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HPV Vaccines for School Aged Girls Human Papilloma Virus is a sexually transmitted infection that is spread between men and women through sexual intercourse‚ genital skin-to-skin contact and oral sex with a carrier. “HPV’s are a family of more than 100 virus types that cause such problems as common warts‚ plantar warts‚ skin cancers‚ anal and genital warts‚ recurrent respiratory papilomatosis (a rare benign infection of type HPV 6 or 11 that passes from mothers to infants during childbirth)‚ head
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1. Description of the health problem Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) affects a considerable wide range of individuals from as young as 8 -25 years old. Certainly‚ HPV is a sexually transmitted virus and accounts for more than 85% of cervical cancer deaths in developing nations (World Health Organization‚ n.d.). The virus which has four strains has also been associated with the development of certain cancers (mouth‚ cervix‚ penis‚ throat‚ head and neck) in males and female alike. Therefore‚ health promotion
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