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Volume 359:863-864 August 21, 2008 Number 8
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Males

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To the Editor: In 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for use in females 9 to 26 years old. The vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions, and genital warts. Trials of the vaccine in males are currently under way. If these trials demonstrate protection against HPV for males and if the FDA licenses the vaccine, should we promote its use in males?

HPV infection is the most common sexually transmitted illness in young people — those who are 15 to 24 years old. It is estimated that in 2000 there were . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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