Is now available, and apparently works well - close to 100% efficacy in protecting against the 4 most common HPV varieties.
Seems great - I'm goign to get it.
Medical insurance wont cover it, thou. It's marketed as a "cervical cancer vaccine" and the CDC approved usage is for young girls - the idea being to protect them against genital warts and hence cervical cancer. Which is fine &dandy, but it means that insurance wont pay for it unless you're a pre-teen girl.
Heart,
E.
Seems great - I'm goign to get it.
Medical insurance wont cover it, thou. It's marketed as a "cervical cancer vaccine" and the CDC approved usage is for young girls - the idea being to protect them against genital warts and hence cervical cancer. Which is fine &dandy, but it means that insurance wont pay for it unless you're a pre-teen girl.
Heart,
E.
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Fri, September 29, 2006 - 6:22 PMI was told they wouldn't even be issueing it to anyone other than pre-teen girls. Also have been told that anyone who has had multiple partners without condoms has some form of HPV. Especially men as there is no way of knowing you have it, unles you have a kind that displays warts. -
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Sun, October 1, 2006 - 11:28 AMThis is San Francisco - a determined individual can get just about anything he or she wants.
By the way, condoms provide little more than psychological protection against HPV. It is transmitted by mere skin-to-skin contact, no bodily fluids necessary. If you've had sex, chances are that you have one or more strains. However, since you might not have all of the specific strains covered by the vaccine, there is also some chance that it will still have value. While nobody really knows, only the price is likely to hurt.
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Sun, October 1, 2006 - 8:34 PMAnd from my under standing the vaccine is only for women. -
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Mon, October 2, 2006 - 7:43 PMThe completed clinical studies ignored men due to their substantially lower chance of developing cervical cancer. However, there is no reason to believe that the vaccine would discriminate.
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Mon, October 16, 2006 - 12:15 AMUpdate - talked to a Merck Rep and they are actually inthe process of doing clinical trials for MEN and Women older than 30 for the HPV vaccine. They did not have enuough data at the time the FDA aprpoved for women 30 and younger, but they are moving in that direction! :)
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Sun, October 15, 2006 - 8:17 PMtechnically, you can get HPV from shaking hands. condoms do reduce the chances of getting the strains that affect the genitals, as the infection tends to be local.
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Mon, October 16, 2006 - 12:17 AMP.S... and althought I agree about the condoms are not entirely effective they have been show to lower the risk of cervical cancer HPV issues in women when used consistantly. With genitals warts HPV strains... externally speaking - it's a roll of the dice even with condoms. -
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Mon, October 16, 2006 - 10:02 AMwell, we're all just happy for the vaccine.
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Mon, October 30, 2006 - 12:14 PMis wher to find more information on this vaccine as someone who already confirmedly HAS HPV. I mean, you good people have all already discussed how about 3 out of 4 people have it, but I'd like to know if I eventually am able to get the vaccine, should I take it to protect my future partners? Or should I just have all my partners get it...? I hope it does continue to develop, lord knows the virus has been known about for a long long time and the vaccine has been developed forever but conservative organizations kept it out of high schools and protecting thousands of high-school aged girls' lives because it would "encourage sexual activity at a younger age" (great argument). Anyway, thanks for the post, it's much appreciated!
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Mon, October 30, 2006 - 7:41 PMWell, they do recommend all women from 9 to 29, even those with known HPV... because you may not have the strains they cover or all of the strains. It won't make your HPV go away, but it will protect you from the 4 strains - if you don't it already (those strains) -
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HPV shots at AIC
Wed, April 11, 2007 - 2:25 PMThe FDA approved Gardasil for only ages 16 to 26 in women.
You can get it off-label, though, if a MD signs off on the shots for you.
That's what I've done.
I'm going in for my second shot in the HPV series of 3, next week. If anyone would like to come, or get more info, PM me here.
101 Grove St, 1st Floor
Adult Immunization Clinic
San Francisco Dept. of Public Health
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Re: What I would love to know...
Wed, April 11, 2007 - 4:42 PMI had my routine tests at the SF City Clinic last week and asked about HPV on behalf of my female partners - the nurse practitioner emphasized that:
A. Your doctor can order the vaccine no matter what your age (you may have to be pushy or find another doc, but it's worth it) and
B. Even if you have already had one of the 4 strains of HPV that the vaccine protects against already, it's worthwhile to have the vaccine because it can still stop the other 3.
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Mon, October 30, 2006 - 1:23 PMI looked at that site, and it didn't look like it was available quite yet. -
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Mon, October 30, 2006 - 2:09 PMIf memory serves, they offered it to me last week when I went to get tested. I'm not sure they're advertising it yet - but I've heard at sfsi.org that they are on the leading edge with this kind of thing. You could call and ask them! :)
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