Should males be vaccinated against hpv. Ideally you should get vaccinated before ever having sex see below for the recommended age groups. Why adults should get the hpv vaccine hpv infection is extremely common. It goes on to say that government advisers are to consider whether the hpv vaccine routinely offered to girls at the ages of 12 and 13 since 2008 to help protect them against cervical cancer should also be offered to boys and some men.
Girls and boys should get 2 doses of the hpv vaccine between the ages of 9 to 12. Research has shown that receiving the vaccine at a young age isnt linked to an earlier start of sexual activity. The vaccine is available from ages 9 to 21 for men.
The hpv vaccine is applicable to both males and females. It can protect men against warts and certain cancers caused by hpv. The fda has licensed the human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccine gardasil hpv4 for use in males ages 9 to 26 for the prevention of genital warts caused by human papillomavirus hpv genotypes 6 and 11.
Hpv infection usually causes no symptoms but. Men should be vaccinated. If you wait until theyre older they may need three doses instead of two.
Cdc recommends hpv vaccination at age 11 or 12 years or can start at age 9 years and for everyone through age 26 years if not vaccinated already. Its never easy to talk to your doctor about sexually transmitted diseasesbut doctors say females as young as 9 and as old as 26 should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus hpv. Its ideal for girls and boys to receive the vaccine before they have sexual contact and are exposed to hpv.
Vaccination of young adults will not prevent as many cancers as vaccination of children and teens. The hpv vaccine is routinely recommended for girls and boys ages 11 or 12 although it can be given as early as age 9. And anal intraepithelial neoplasia grades 1 2 and 3 caused by hpv genotypes 6 11 16 and 18.
It can also be given up to age 45 in men who are at higher. Most sexually active people will be infected with hpv at some point in life. In a personal view published on the british medical journal website a lecturer in chronic illnesses says that boys should be vaccinated against the hpv virus as well as girls to cut incidence of.
Two doses of the hpv vaccine are recommended for all boys and girls at ages 1112. Anal cancer caused by hpv genotypes 16 and 18.
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