The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer.
"Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said.
The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections.
It is interesting, though, that this research, and the HPV vaccination effort, seems focused on girls. Don't most women have sex with men?
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Yeah, a while back I'd heard someone suggest boys should get the HPV vaccine as well since a surprising number of guys were getting oral/throat cancers.
yup, HPV infects everyone. and it doesn't just cause cervical cancer.
the question is, given the cost of the vaccine, would giving HPV to boys be cost effective.
if I have time (I probably won't), I could do a mini-literature review.
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