Comments on: Have Questions About HPV? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/have-questions-about-hpv-115/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:55:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cary http://www.blisstree.com/articles/have-questions-about-hpv-115/comment-page-1/#comment-63455 Cary Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:17:10 +0000 http://www.livelywomen.com/2007/09/16/have-questions-about-hpv/#comment-63455 There is indeed many myth's floating about relating to HPV. Canada recently voted on whether to make the vaccine universally mandatory, and came up with this information during their investigation. -Cervical cancer is far from epidemic in their country, with only 400 deaths yearly, a rate that has been steadily declining; -Most HPV infections resolve spontaneously; -The vaccine was not trialed sufficiently in adolescents, the group being targeted for universal vaccination; -The long-term efficacy of the vaccine against cervical cancer in the population has yet to be proven, in light of the fact that it protects against only two of the subtypes that cause cervical cancer and its duration of effect is not known; -The vaccine is too new and the clinical trials were all industry-sponsored; -The true costs are not determined. Although not every point is relevant to us here in America, there are several good points. There is indeed many myth’s floating about relating to HPV. Canada recently voted on whether to make the vaccine universally mandatory, and came up with this information during their investigation.

-Cervical cancer is far from epidemic in their country, with only 400 deaths yearly, a rate that has been steadily declining;

-Most HPV infections resolve spontaneously;

-The vaccine was not trialed sufficiently in adolescents, the group being targeted for universal vaccination;

-The long-term efficacy of the vaccine against cervical cancer in the population has yet to be proven, in light of the fact that it protects against only two of the subtypes that cause cervical cancer and its duration of effect is not known;

-The vaccine is too new and the clinical trials were all industry-sponsored;

-The true costs are not determined.

Although not every point is relevant to us here in America, there are several good points.

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