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blcknightyesterday at 10:59 PM4 repliesview on HN

For some reason not really talked about in mainstream medicine for straight men. It makes no sense. Very safe vaccine and you're eligible into your 40's to get it. Everyone sexually active probably has some strains but not all.


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Avshalomyesterday at 11:30 PM

the reason is no one realized hpv was connected to much more than cervical cancer until fairly recently.

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chaselytoday at 12:57 AM

I was denied the vaccine by my healthcare provider as a man in my mid-20s. Their reasoning being that I was likely already exposed.

It may have been true, but would still have liked to get the vaccine since it covers many multiple strains.

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apparentyesterday at 11:03 PM

Yeah, not everyone.

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ls612today at 12:09 AM

This was the case a decade ago but now the US recommendation is that all children, boys and girls, get the vaccine.