Posts Tagged ‘HPV’

Pap Smear Bap Smear (2011-12-9)

Do I have to torture my daughter with a pap since she just got her period?
As if her period weren’t a gentle torture of its own, you want to march her to the doctor for a pap smear? Ahhhh! The speculum in and of itsel is enough to freak ‘em out. No, you don’t need [...]

Teen Boys and the HPV Vaccine (2010-3-1)

The FDA recently approved the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine for boys ages 9-26 years. It has already been approved for girls ages 9-26 years. The vaccine includes the HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18 which are major contributors to the development of vulvar, vaginal, cervical, anal, penal cancers and genital warts.
Although it is approved [...]

What Does The HPV Shot Have To Do With HPV Disease? (2009-11-2)

By the age of 50, eighty percent of women are going to test positive for the virus HPV or human papilloma virus on their cervix. HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer and cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide.  This is the reason that women raised their [...]