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

Question

Does it help after getting the infection?

Details please!

Answer 1

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-and-men.htm

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.

Answer 2

So far, the vaccine for HPV is only for women, but it's not all that great. So far, 3 women have died from having the vaccine and if you may be pregnant and receive this vaccine, you have a 50% chance that your child will either be aborted or will be born with some type of physical/mental disability/deformity. I think the general public is unaware that yes, this new HPV vaccine protects you from some of the most common cervical cancer causing HPV strains (16 & 18) but there are many, many more other high risk cancer causing strains that they did not include (about 6 others as well as moderate risk strains). As long as women receive annual pap smears and request HPV testing, women will be fine. It is also important to use some sort of barrier method to prevent HPV (condoms or diaphrams). I think it would be better if the HPV testing that is done now could evolve to actually identifying the HPV type; this will truly help tell the patient what the future beholds. Sadly, when HPV testing is ordered, it is only tested for either (1) high risk, (2) high/moderate risk, or (3) low risk. The test does not conclude the actual type of HPV. The reason? Too expensive and time consuming. If this could be done, it would be great.

Answer 3

At the moment the HPV vaccine has been approved but not funded for use in boys aged 9 to 15 in Australia, although there isn't much hard evidence yet that it works in males. I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't, though.

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/standby/publishing.nsf/Content/general-practitioners-faq#4

I don't think it's approved for males in the US, yet.

The vaccine protects against four types of HPV, but won't work against any infections you already have, according to the CDC on

http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm#hpvvac2
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Regarding kitti_kats_83's claim that "3 women have died from having the vaccine", there is no suggestion that any of the three reported deaths were caused by the vaccine. At least one and possibly two deaths appear to be the result of serious longstanding but unrecognised heart disease. Few details are publicly available about the third.

The number of deaths among women who have received the vaccine is no greater than you would expect from a random population of the same age and size who didn't receive the vaccine.

Gardasil is not approved as safe to use during pregnancy.

Answer 4

Just to add some points....
- while the vaccine will protect against 4 of the HPV strains, the same study showed there was cross reactivity with other strains, meaning that the HPV vaccine may very well protect against more than the four strains included in the vaccine
-the same study showed that even if a woman was already infected with some of the strains (and possibly all 4 strains) there may still be benefit to getting the vaccine as it may lessen disease progression/symptoms. NB less than 0.1% of woman have all four strains
- HPV causes more than just cervical cancer and can affect men as well, so HPV is not solely an issue for women.....
*As with cervical dysplasia and cancer, anal HPV infection is a major risk factor for AIN (Anal intraepithelial neoplasia -- anal cancer).
While anal cancer is rare in the general population (less than 1/100 000) the incidence of anal cancer among gay HIV NEGATIVE men (who engage in receptive anal intercourse --bottoms) was up to 35/100 000 --- a rate on par with the incidence of cervical cancer before routine Pap smears were initiated in the 1940s.
-Among HIV+ men, the rate is even greater. The incidence of anal cancer may be as high as 70/100 000 (among HIV + men who have a history of receptive anal intercourse)
-Anal Pap smears can be done to detect changes in cells in the anal region....I am aware of some HIV+ gay men who undergo this to check for anal cancer, though more research needs to be done on the effectiveness of this for screening.

More research needs to be done (some is ongoing) to find out how effective the HPV vaccine is for men. But for this to happen, there needs to be political will, and for that to happen there needs to be public pressure.

I am aware of some gay/bi men who have paid out of pocket for the vaccine.

I know in Canada there may be a loophole for men (and young men) to be covered, as physicians here can prescribe off label. But I'm not aware of any cases where this has occured.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

no. there isnt no cure for this in men ask your. dr. as well no cure either for women just a test only for women not men fact. go to there sites . www. webmd. com www. cdc. com www. dukemedicalcenter. com

Answer 6

I don't know for sure but my doctor told me that they wre part of the free Canada health care for women and men, donno i fyou live in Canada but i know the vaccine is for both sexes

Answer 7

My gyno told there's not one for males. HOW unfair that guys have it, show no symptoms, and give it to the ladies, who have symptoms. Arrgh.

Answer 8

my dad's a doctor and he said there is one for men