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Old 11-23-2010, 04:26 PM
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Yep - it's actually a "utility" thing, especially compared to expense.

As you noted earlier, the comparison w/ HPV becomes apt at exactly this point: dudes could get the vaccine, but most male HPV infections have very few severe effects, especially in comparison with cervical cancers etc.
However, promoting it for men not only helps prevent penile cancer but also reduces the infection rate in women. Herd immunity at its finest. Also since it covers several of the strains that cause genital warts it isn't a bad idea to get the shot regardless of sex.

But while i'm still working on getting the HPV vaccine - insurance kicks in Dec 1st. Whoohoo! - I'm not going to start taking preventative HIV medication because the risks and likely the utility is just not the same.

I was cheered a bit to see an article state the rates of infection were slowing worldwide. Maybe some of the education is getting through.
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Old 11-23-2010, 04:33 PM
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However, promoting it for men not only helps prevent penile cancer but also reduces the infection rate in women. Herd immunity at its finest. Also since it covers several of the strains that cause genital warts it isn't a bad idea to get the shot regardless of sex.
I totally agree with you here, in the abstract, but also see why men are a much lower priority (for once) - particularly w/re/to Herd Immunity.
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Old 11-23-2010, 04:37 PM
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I totally agree with you here, in the abstract, but also see why men are a much lower priority (for once) - particularly w/re/to Herd Immunity.
Yes, it was good that they studied women first, but now they're proceeding with the study for men and I suspect it will be improved for them as well. Since M-F sexual encounters are the most common it makes a lot of sense to innoculate the "carriers" (that is, men) as well as the women.

Similarly since gay men are still at the biggest risk - though not the fastest increasing risk - for HIV it makes sense that they were the target population here as well.
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