A common misunderstanding is that HPV is only a problem for people who are “sexually promiscuous.” The truth: you can get HPV even if you’ve only had ONE partner. Its prevalence in adult populations is very high. So we vax everyone.
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Please get vaccinated. I love reading PET/CTs, but it’s always sad to read exams for preventable cancers.
feb 16, 2025, 9:23 pm • 8 0 • view
Literally, can get HPV from your spouse, even if you wait until married to have sex. This is a talking point I use with wavering families, who have the misperception that we are talking about promiscuousness. Encourage for all 9-yr-olds (eligible age), since HPV vac could go away in near future.
feb 16, 2025, 10:07 pm • 19 3 • view
A talking point, and an indisputable fact.
feb 17, 2025, 7:46 pm • 2 0 • view
Indeed. Important to hone in on the most persuasive facts to use as talking points!
feb 17, 2025, 8:59 pm • 1 0 • view
A wart on your hand is HPV. Because of all of the different strains, it’s easy to transmit and move. Thank God for a vaccine!
feb 17, 2025, 1:47 am • 2 0 • view
Exactly. A woman can be infected by her husband. She has no control over his sexual history.
feb 17, 2025, 7:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Also, not all sex is consensual. I got my kids vaxed ASAP bc HOLY SHIT IT'S A CANCER VACCINE!
feb 16, 2025, 9:18 pm • 42 1 • view
I've convinced people who were dead set against the HPV vaccine with this statement. It's wild to watch the realization wash over them, even after all other very good arguments have been rejected.
feb 17, 2025, 1:13 am • 4 0 • view
I referred to it as a “cervical cancer vaccine” and my friend was like there’s a cervical cancer vaccine?? Just didn’t make the connection even though she received it
feb 25, 2025, 3:17 pm • 2 0 • view
I came here to say this! Sad but true.
feb 17, 2025, 12:29 am • 2 1 • view
feb 25, 2025, 3:23 pm • 2 0 • view
Everyone up until a certain age, yes?
feb 25, 2025, 3:14 pm • 0 0 • view
Also, it doesn't just protect against cervical cancer. There are HPV related cancers of the head and neck and rectum. Dudes get cancer protection too!
feb 16, 2025, 11:29 pm • 9 3 • view
Straight men can get throat cancer via HPV from eating pussy. Which you absolutely should do. Protect ya neck!
feb 17, 2025, 1:41 am • 3 0 • view
IT PREVENTS CANCER
feb 17, 2025, 4:50 am • 1 0 • view
You don’t even have to be sexually active period to get HPV: dermnetnz.org/topics/non-s...
feb 16, 2025, 9:29 pm • 7 0 • view
Please get vaccinated- the chemotherapy options for cervical cancer are appallingly bad, and generally not effective. The radiotherapy options are worse. It is often incurable and young women die of it. There is a vaccine that is simple and works.
feb 17, 2025, 9:27 pm • 1 0 • view
And men should get it too!
feb 16, 2025, 9:20 pm • 14 1 • view
They should. The male cancers caused by HPV may be rare but they are very nasty
feb 17, 2025, 7:19 pm • 3 0 • view
It's HPV that caused Rod Gilberts throat cancer.
feb 18, 2025, 12:40 am • 1 1 • view
Including males and females.
feb 16, 2025, 11:51 pm • 2 0 • view
…and thereby prevent many, many cases of cancer. Thank you, team science!
feb 16, 2025, 10:08 pm • 10 1 • view
Adding to this: The vaccine is most effective if people get it before they become sexually active. That's why it's recommended at age 9-12. That's not suggesting your pre-teen is having sex, but rather recognizing that they're likely to do so some time in the future.
feb 16, 2025, 10:11 pm • 18 1 • view
Wish that vaccine was out when I was young. I would not have had to go through the treatments I did!
feb 16, 2025, 11:29 pm • 2 0 • view