HPV can cause Penile cancer, too. Does the vaccine work to prevent that?

[elehhhhna]

...If so, shoud we deny a Penile Cancer vaccine to young men so they don't have--gasp!-- S-E-X ?

"What are the effects of high risk HPV cervical infections?

High risk strains of the virus are linked to cervical changes in women and could possibly lead to cervical cancer. If a woman has regular pap smears, any cervical changes that develop can be monitored and treated, if necessary, making cervical cancer extremely rare.

**** High risk HPV strains are those that are least likely to cause genital warts. Two of these same high risk strains are those that can cause penile cancer in men or anal cancer in those individuals who engage in anal intercourse.****

These cancers are extremely rare. Transmission rate from mother to baby is unknown but thought to be low."

much more here: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:2WZDmka3MuQJ:www.indiana.edu/~health/hpv.html+hpv+transmission&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3

[Greeby]

1. Ugh, you just made me cross my legs

:scared:

[Igel]

2. If the vaccine is given to men,

yes.

[Itchinjim]

3. Penile Cancer!?

There's such a thing as Penile Cancer? Ye Gods, as if I didn't have enough things to worry about...

[acmejack]

6. No worry

Regular self examination. Ah, just checking for cancer, eh, eh...

[Prophet 451]

4. There's penile cancer?!?!?!

*scared now*

[The Deacon]

5. Research

is ongoing on whether the vaccine will be as effective in boys - the main thrust at first will be those at greatest risk (girls.) And, yes, there is such a thing as penile cancer. Rare at the moment, however, so was Kaposi's Sarcoma at one time.

[Liberal Veteran]

7. Plus, men have OUTIES....a cervix is an INNIE

If you are a guy, you'll probably notice changes to the skin of your penis. Having a regular look at your cervix is considerable more difficult.

[MercutioATC]

9. Since HPV is spread by sex and both sexes can contract it...

...wouldn't it make sense to vaccinate males, too, regardless of whether THEY would enjoy a health benefit?

[Prophet 451]

10. Gee, thanks for *those* nightmares n/t

[elehhhhna]

14. you said main thrust he he.

[elehhhhna]

8. And it's not all over primetimein a grossout pharma commercial...yet

payback's a cheney, ain't it? Now you guys know how weeeeeeeeeee feeeeeeeeeel. lol

[lonestarnot]

11. Are you going to trust your dick to Merck? (sp?)

Don't you remember VIOX?

[LostInAnomie]

12. Forget the penile cancer...

... I want it to keep them warts off my weiner!

[savemefromdumbya]

13. Prominent cause of head and neck cancers

http://www.hopkinshospital.org/health_info/ENT/Reading_Room/hpv.html

[Hoping4Change]

15. I heard on the news that the vaccine is for both sexes. nt

[trixie]

16. What you don't like the KKKristians...

thinking that pre-marital sex should be a death sentence.