Sexual health&Sexually transmitted diseases

Is the HPV vaccine safe?
 The FDA has licensed the vaccine as safe and effective. This vaccine has been tested in thousands of females (9 to 26 years of age) around the world. These studies have shown no serious side effects. The most common side effect is brief soreness at the injection site. […]

Is the HPV vaccine effective?
 This vaccine is highly effective in preventing four types of HPV in young women who have not been previously exposed to HPV. This vaccine targets HPV types that cause up to 70% of all cervical cancers and about 90% of genital warts. The vaccine will not treat existing […]

How and when is the vaccine delivered?
 The vaccine is given in a series of three injections over a six-month period. The second and third doses should be given at two and six months (respectively) after the first dose. HPV vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines. 
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Are there other HPV vaccines in development?
 Another HPV vaccine (being developed by GlaxoSmithKline) is in the final stages of clinical testing, but it is not yet licensed. This vaccine would protect against the two types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers. 
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Who should get the HPV vaccine?
 CDC recommends the HPV vaccine for all 11 and 12 year old girls. The recommendation allows for vaccination to begin at age nine. Vaccination also is recommended for females aged 13 through 26 years who have not been previously vaccinated or who have not completed the full […]

What is the HPV vaccine?
 The vaccine, Gardasil, is the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions, and genital warts due to HPV. 
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Birth control is a way for men and women to prevent pregnancy. There are many different methods of birth control; some types also protect against sexually transmitted diseases . Condoms are one type of birth control that in addition to preventing pregnancy also prevent the spread of STDs.There are two types of […]

Barrier Methods of Birth Control
Introduction to birth controlIf a woman is sexually active and she is fertile — physically able to become pregnant — she needs to ask herself, “Do I want to become pregnant now?” If her answer is “No,” she must use some method of birth control (contraception).There are a […]

Warts—A Common Infectious Disease
The warts commonly seen on the skin are caused by a viral infection. The culprit is one of the HPVs (human papillomaviruses) that can be spread from person to person or be acquired through contact with a contaminated surface.Over 100 types of HPVs have been identified that infect […]

New Treatment Recommendations for Gonorrhea
Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MDMedical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr., MD, FACP, FACRIn April, 2007, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended changes in the established treatment for gonorrhea infections.Gonorrhea, the sexually transmitted disease (STD) resulting from infection with the bacteria known as Neisseria […]