The vaccine for HPV, is it only for women? Is there one available for males?!

The vaccine for HPV, is it only for women? Is there one available for males?

Does it help after getting the infection?

1 week ago
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yes the hpv vaccine is only for women. it protects against 4 of the 100 type of hpv. these 4 types of hpv are the most common cause for genital warts and cervical cancer. there is no vaccine for men because the risk for cancer is so unlikely. in all actuality, there is no test for men to see if they have hpv. both men AND women can go years without knowing that they have contracted the virus and given it to their previous and present partners. hpv and genital warts associated with hpv are in no way a sign your partner is unfaithful. hpv can be transmitted at any time and may lay dormant without your knowledge. as i said, for men, there is no test for the virus and there have been few cases of men developing any type of cancer from the virus, hence no vaccine. the vaccine is intended to help prevent cervical cancer in women. if you or your partner has it, it is not the end of the world, unbelievably, hpv is fastly growing as an std, but one that bears no health consequences past cervical cancer for women. if your female partner has it, encourage her to still get the vaccination, if the hpv goes away on its own, as it may, she can prevent herself from getting it again. if you're interested about the vaccine, gardasil, the hpv vaccine, go to www.gardasil.com. if you're interested about hpv and genital warts go to the cdc's website. for info about hpv and men go to http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-a...

i just wanted to let you and everyone out there know that despite realizing how horrible all of this sounds, it is not deadly and if you go for regular pap smears or get any unusal growths checked out, you can maintain a mentally stable lifestyle and relationship. believe it or not, some of your closest friends may have hpv too and don't even know it so encourage them, if females, to get checked and get vaccinated. like i said, hpv is fastly becoming the most common, and least health hazardous, std. go to reputable websites and read it for yourself.