All I want tto know is the hpv vacine good in men please give information only on the hpv vacine I do not need infor on seeing this one and that one all i wants is answer about the hpv vacine. I am asking because i read it is design for girl but i feel male should be given the vacine.
2007-03-20 01:52:57 · 5 answers · asked by rrobtex 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
It is only for women because it is a womans virus. You can get the other disease if your partner has hpv.
2007-03-20 01:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by Latintweety 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about the vaccine, but yes, it is for women. HPV is harmless for a man except for the warts. In the female, it can cause uterine cancer, otherwise it is harmless in them as well. Only a small percentage of women get cancer from HPV, but even though the percentage is small, it is still a significant number of women.
I would speak to a Urologist about the warts and the virus. It might be that there is a way to protect your partner from HPV other than prophylactics. I read somewhere years ago that the wives of men who where circumcized had less cervical cancer than the wives of men with their foreskin intact. I don't know if that is cancer associated with HPV or not. But a Urologist could tell you for sure. It might be that if you had the warts removed, that you would not be as contagious, which would be a good thing.
2007-03-20 09:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually read something about this several days ago in the local paper here. If I remember correctly there is a drug company doing a study about the use of a HPV vaccine for men. I don't think it is the same one used for women though. Not enough information about the vaccine and side effects to be certain right now the effects in men. But to answer your question, you would not find a dr. that would give you the Gardisil HPV vaccine.
2007-03-20 09:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by eggshell134 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will not cure what you already have, it is a preventative... plus, it is intended for women as it is thought that HPV may be a precursor to cervical cancer...which you can't get....
sorry
2007-03-20 10:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I suffer from genital warts, I have a friend shoe me in the nuts until they're gone
2007-03-20 08:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋