Why don't they just vaccinate all men against HPV?

Question

It seems if it is tramsitted by men to women, then an easy solution would be that all men get a shot when they are younger (right at puberty) and be done with it.

Answer 1

Since women have the cervix, it would make sense to vaccinate them! Just good sense.

Answer 2

I keep saying this, but no one seems to listen...

THE HPV VACCINE IS NOT LICENSED FOR MEN YET!!!

Merck is still in clinical trials to test Gardasil's efficacy in men. The results looks just as good as they did in the clinical trials for women. Give it a year or two, and it should be available for men, too.

Men do need vaccination. they are mostly the reservoir for this virus. But it is wrong to say they aren't affected by it. HPV can cause penile and anal cancer in men. Men also can get warts. So yes, men would benefit greatly from the vaccine.

Be patient, folks.

Answer 3

its not nessacerly trancfered by men... most women have it and dont know it


HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV)
HPV affects both women and men.
• Anyone who has any kind of sexual activity involving genital contact with an infected person can get HPV—-intercourse isn't necessary.
• Many people who may have HPV may not show any signs or symptoms, so they can pass the virus on without even knowing it.

HPV is easily transmitted. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 20 million people in the United States already had HPV in 2005.
According to the CDC, the only way you can totally protect yourself against HPV is to avoid any sexual activity that involves genital contact. HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18 account for the majority of HPV-related clinical diseases.
of the approximately 6 million new cases of genital HPV in the US every year, it is estimated 74% of them occur in 15-to-24-year-olds
†Number represents more than 30 genital HPV types, not just HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

THERE'S GOOD NEWS
Being vaccinated with GARDASIL before coming into contact with a person who has HPV may help protect you against HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

Welcome to HPV for dummies. This website explains the basics of HPV, or human papillomavirus, and how it most commonly affects normal people. If you have just been diagnosed and are looking for information, I hope the site will be helpful to you. It’s called “HPV for Dummies” because I know how confusing much of the information about HPV available on the web can be, and so my aim is to explain, in plain English, general information about the virus.



· HPV causes genital warts and abnormal cells on the cervix which can lead to cervical cancer if left untreated

· It can also cause cellular changes that can lead to vaginal, vulvar, anal, and less commonly penile and oral cancers

· Most people will get HPV at some point in their lives, and experts estimate the lifetime risk of acquiring HPV to be between 70 and 90%, depending on what you read

· Most people do not show any symptoms



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Answer 4

because it doesn't really affect men like it does women. so women should be vaccinated against it.

that and at $600 a vaccine, that wouldn't be cheap!!

Answer 5

That would theoretically work, but there is no motivation for ALL men to do it, and for you to be protected, you need to be sure that ALL the men you would ever have sex with are vaccinated.

Its much simpler and more foolproof for you to protect YOURSELF by getting YOURSELF vaccinated.

Answer 6

men need to be vaccinated hpv causes anal and penile cancer in men.