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Front Page: HPV Vaccine Reminds Girls of Sexual Risks
- A new study shows that the HPV vaccine reminds girls of risks associated with sex, such as contracting STDs, instead of giving them a license to be promiscuous as some people feared. — Salon
- Wal-Mart is now selling affordable coffins. — BBC News
- A Dutch court has told 14-year-old Laura Dekker that she is too inexperienced to sail around the world by herself, and she will be placed under the guardianship of child protection authorities until next year.
You Asked: How Can I Get Over My Guilt?
Dear Sugar,
I've been dating my boyfriend for almost a year and we've been friends for three years before that. We're very much in love and plan on getting married and having kids. About four years ago I found out that I have HPV which developed into genital warts — I've since had treatment and the warts are gone.
You Asked: I'm Ready to Open Up About My HPV Diagnosis
Dear Sugar,
About three years ago I was diagnosed with HPV. I just got out of a serious relationship and have been dating this new guy who is absolutely great! Before we become sexually active, I believe that he must know that I have HPV.
Anal HPV (Yep, That's What I Said)
So I'm sure you're sick of me talking about HPV, the STI that can cause genital warts and certain types of cervical cancer, but I'm not finished yet. There's also another type of HPV you should know about — anal HPV — that's just as common as cervical HPV.
No, anal HPV isn't only contracted through anal sex, although women who engage in this act are definitely more at risk, but so are women who are young, white, with lower levels of education and income, and a history of having multiple sexual partners.
One in Four Teenage Girls Has an STI
I know teens are having sex, but I just heard some disturbing news. One out of every four girls, aged 14 to 19, has an STI. That means more than 3 million teenage girls nationwide are infected, according to a study from the federal Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
Oral Sex Doesn't Equal Safe Sex
I hate to bring up this not-so-fun topic, but I'm concerned. Many of my friends have dated guys that they wouldn't have sex because they were worried about STIs, but they didn't seem the least bit worried about having oral sex. When your mouth has contact with someone else's business, you can very well get a whole plethora of STIs — the problem is that many of these sexually transmitted infections are asymptomatic, which means you can't tell if someone is infected just by looking at them.
Should Boys Shoulder the Burden, Too?
A weekend New York Times article is still on my mind. It alerted readers to the possibility of Gardasil — the much talked about HPV vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer — being administered to young boys as further protection for females. It's widely known that men can carry the virus without any knowledge of it, leading to easy and inadvertent exposure to their partners.
Are you For or Against the HPV Vaccine?
HPV, otherwise known as the Human Papilloma Virus, is a Cancer causing virus that affects approximately 20 million people nationwide. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year. Even though this virus affects so many women, there are usually no symptoms, therefore many cases go undetected.
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- Bristol Palin has set up a lobbying, public relations, and political consulting firm — Gawker
- Does the death of Casey Johnson signal the end of vapid celebrity? — Double X
- Nancy Pelosi calls out Obama for not keeping campaign promises — Talking Points Memo
- The People's Choice Awards will air tonight — BuzzSugar
- The only survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs has died at age 93 — The Daily Beast
- Woman sues cheating partner for giving her HPV and wins $1.5 million — Feministing
Doctors Tell Women to Ditch Annual Pap Test
There may be no need to feel guilty about putting off your annual trip to the gynecologist anymore! New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists assert that healthy women should not get cervical cancer screening pap tests every year. Instead they encourage women to get the screening every two to three years.
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