HPV vaccine effective in men

3.9

by Hannah Stup - Apr. 27, 2011

See Full Review » (10 answers)

Login to Comment | Hide 1 Comment

Login to Comment

4.0

by Katie Stoiber - Feb. 22, 2011

Since 2006, in effort to protect against cervical cancer, public health officials have been actively supporting young women to receive the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. However, despite the recent approval of boys and men for vaccination, health officials and doctors have pushed with little urgency. Gardasil shots still remain heavily associated with females. The article addresses this disparity among men and women, and works to educate the public that the HPV virus is prevalent among both sexes. Despite the common stereotype that Gardasil is a women’s Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 ccination, the shots will work to protect men from certain cancers of the anus and penis, just as it protects against cervical ... More »

For the past five years, young women have been highly encouraged to receive the Gardasil vaccine, in effort to prevent cervical cancer, which can be caused by HPV. However, despite the recent approval of boys and men for vaccination, health officials and doctors have pushed with little urgency. Although less prevalent than cervical cancer in women, the vaccine can help protect against certain cancers of the anus and penis. Thus, the article touches heavily on the "gender fault line," ... More »

See Full Review » (3 answers)

Login to Comment

4.0

by Gabriela Mena - Feb. 15, 2011

This article discusses the use of the Gardasil/HPV vaccine on men, to promote the prevention of genital warts and further reduce chances of contracting cancers of the anus and penis. The article mentions gender disparities in the marketing of the product: it was pushed at women very urgently a few years ago, but the men were ignored in the cycle of HPV at the time, and even now, the vaccine isn't being as urgently or forcefully pushed towards men, despite the fact that "the vaccine ... More »

See Full Review » (11 answers)

Login to Comment

4.2

by Anton Lorenzo V. Avancena - Feb. 3, 2011

I would have liked to hear from a male subject's comment on this issue.

Since it was approved by the FDa in 2006, the HPV vaccine has been primarily marketed to women. As Dr. Giuliano in the article explains, this is mainly because studies on the human papillomavirus focused on cervical cancer occurrence. Currently however, HPV has also been linked to genital warts (which is sexually transmitted) and cancer of the penis and anus. In fact, vaccination for HPV has been approved for men since 2009. This article and the topic it discusses definitely ... More »

Anton posted this story.

See Full Review » (20 answers)

Login to Comment

3.5

by Lauren Garcia - Feb. 7, 2011

See Full Review » (10 answers)

Login to Comment | Show 2 Comments

Lauren Garcia – Feb. 7, 2011 - 07:38 PM

This article is well-written and provides information regarding health risks and benefits for both men and women in regard to HPV. It confronts stereotypes mainly in an unconscious way by a lot of the facts provided. It states that the vaccine has been approved for men since 2009 but has not been pushed as necessary or particularly important since the risks lie mainly with a woman’s health. However, the study shows that .5% of men that received the Gardisil vaccine got genital warts, strong evidence for the fact that men should get the vaccine. Further, the article states that men’s role is important in the prevention of these health risks especially since women are the ones that have to suffer if exposed to a man that has not been vaccinated. Therefore, although no stereotypes were directly addressed, the gap between responsibilities, risks, etc. between men and women is discussed in a manner in which it is unfortunate that society has not placed pressure on men to get vaccinated.

permalink

Lauren Garcia – Feb. 22, 2011 - 04:20 PM

The article addresses several fault lines such as gender and class yet fails to discuss the influence or impact of geography and generation of this health issue. Gender is the most significant fault line within this issue because the article discusses the reasoning for pushing women to get the HPV vaccine and not men. It talks about how HPV is more of an immediate risk for women than for men since it can lead to cervical cancer while the consequences for men are slight in comparison. However, the article pushes for men’s inclusion in the pressure to receive the vaccine because it could lead to a “double benefit” in which the men are therefore protecting themselves as well as aiding in the prevention of passing the virus to a female partner. Class is also briefly addressed in that most health insurance plans are able to cover the vaccine for both men and women in case they are not able to afford it on their own. Additionally, the article provides information for those who cannot afford coverage or self-payment and can possibly be covered by the federal program, Vaccines for Children. The article, however, fails to include geography and generation as fault lines. Geography could significantly affect, for example, access to health care (i.e. a clinic that provides the vaccine). Also, generation would appear important to address in that the HPV vaccine is relatively new and particularly important for this generation since sexual promiscuity and activity has changed from generations before us. That information could have been helpful in that the increase of sexual activity especially at a younger age is another significant reason to push for the vaccine.

permalink

Login to Comment

NO RATING

by Brooke Davis - Mar. 10, 2011

Gender is the fault line addressed in this article. Gender is a fault line in that researchers are finding that men can help in the prevention of HPV in not only women, but in themselves as well. “An estimated 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. Symptoms are rare, however, so most people have the virus—and pass it on—without realizing it.” I found this article to be very influential in that it addresses the whole prevention cycle with men as a vital component. This article was interesting as well, as it did not comment on homosexuality. It did not talk about the effects of HPV on homosexual men or single out homosexuality.

See Full Review » (1 answer)

Login to Comment

NO RATING

by Danielle Mooney - Feb. 22, 2011

In terms of framing, the responsibility of health definitely falls equally with individual and public health officials or structural frame in this story. It remarks on the fact that originally public health officials pushed for women to be vaccinated in an effort to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 but since its approval for men in 2009, we have barely heard about it. It brings up the question why it has not been more pushed and advertised for men to get it too if they are such an important part of they cycle that can prevent or further HPV or any sexually transmitted Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 sease. The article does a good job of providing this background and the how this vaccine is given and ... More »

This mainstream article calls attention to a vaccine that has previously only been for women. It is well written if not conclusive or decisive. Its main purpose seems to be to just inform of the history, benefits, and results so far or the HPV vaccine in men and women. It gives a good picture of what the future could possible be if men were more knowledgeable and open to this vaccine but it does not really do a good job of pushing the conversation upstream to why it has no been ... More »

See Full Review » (2 answers)

Login to Comment