A virus that causes cervical cancer is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in teen girls aged 14 to 19, while the highest overall prevalence is among black girls -- nearly half the blacks studied had at least one STD. That rate compared with 20 percent among both whites and Mexican-American teens, the study from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.
Yah know, most of the human population has this virus! I recall talking with my OB about it, & his quote was Who doesn't have HPV? Usually, it is dorment & does not cause a problem. Remember there are many strains of this virus..not all of them cause harm.
Originally Posted by kama'aina mama
I wonder why they don't bother finding out how many BOYS in that age range have STD's. Ugh... so fed up.
Well, since HPV is sexually transmitted and statistically boys are more likely to be sexually active at younger ages and in greater numbers, they probably contract HPV at a rater similar to or even greater than girls. Other posters are right-they are singling girls out because there is a vaccine available to them, and that means $$$$. What they don't mention is that most cases of HPV in teenagers clear up on their own and rarely result in cervical cancer. Even when HPV is discovered, most health practitioners adopt a "watch and wait" approach with frequent check-ups.
Originally Posted by Benji'sMom
Because they want the girls to go get the HPV vax, that's what the story is really about. I see the word vaccine over and over in that article.
Yeah, I am not much of a conspiracy theorist, but seeing how this whole thing with the HPV vaccine has developed is CHILLING.
Originally Posted by WaitingForKiddos
-study paid for by Merck
Anything to pimp gardasil.
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Originally Posted by ShadowMom
Yeah, I am not much of a conspiracy theorist, but seeing how this whole thing with the HPV vaccine has developed is CHILLING.
Blythe said some doctors also are reluctant to discuss STDs with teen patients or offer screening because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results.
Way to spread some more myths
-- in my state (and all the adjoining ones
) doctors must ask the teen's consent to tell parents about anything related to reproductive health, ages 14-18... even rape and pregnancy...
This study has me flabbergasted. Where is the origional study? How many were tested? Why didn't they test the boys? Why doesn't anyone understand there are more ways to get HPV than sex??????? Like a pp said, almost everyone has HPV-- you could have gotten it from kissing your grandma as a baby!
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And the first thing I said to my hubby-- there go the pro-circ arguments for controling STDs!
I also hate to point out an obvious fact..not all of these kids got std's from THEM having sex...some could have gotten it from mother to infant transmission....I mean if you have HPV, I've seen studies where the mother can pass it on 30% at birth so would vaxing a bunch of teenagers if lets say the 25% stat was correct..then 30% of those girls could not have been vaxed to "protect" themselves as they may have gotten it at birth/before...some even higher
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In our own studies, HPV-16 DNA was detected in buccal cells from 48% children, aged 3-11 and transcriptionally active infection was confirmed in some children.....Serological studies also suggest that < or = 45% prepubertal children have acquired HPV-16. Thus, convincing evidence is now available for vertical transmission of high risk HPVs, which probably results in widespread infection among children. The consequences of such infections remain to be elucidated."
My dh sent me this link yesterday and asked me this question: The HPV screening done, was it to confirm strands known to cause cervical cancer, or all strands just to boost the number and public acceptance of the shot to prevent it?
Originally Posted by thixle
Way to spread some more myths
-- in my state (and all the adjoining ones
) doctors must ask the teen's consent to tell parents about anything related to reproductive health, ages 14-18... even rape and pregnancy...
This study has me flabbergasted. Where is the origional study? How many were tested? Why didn't they test the boys? Why doesn't anyone understand there are more ways to get HPV than sex??????? Like a pp said, almost everyone has HPV-- you could have gotten it from kissing your grandma as a baby!
:
And the first thing I said to my hubby-- there go the pro-circ arguments for controling STDs!
Exactly-why didn't they test boys? It's a huge sexist issue for me-it's like somehow deep down they are suggesting that women are responsible for spreading HPV, when boys spread it at the same rate. AND-you are correct, there are many ways to get HPV, and nearly everyone has had it at one point or the other.
Originally Posted by thixle
Way to spread some more myths
-- in my state (and all the adjoining ones
) doctors must ask the teen's consent to tell parents about anything related to reproductive health, ages 14-18... even rape and pregnancy...
This study has me flabbergasted. Where is the origional study? How many were tested? Why didn't they test the boys? Why doesn't anyone understand there are more ways to get HPV than sex??????? Like a pp said, almost everyone has HPV-- you could have gotten it from kissing your grandma as a baby!
:
And the first thing I said to my hubby-- there go the pro-circ arguments for controling STDs!
"The study by CDC researcher Dr. Sara Forhan is an analysis of nationally representative data on 838 girls who participated in a 2003-04 government health survey."
[sarcasm]Gee 838, that's definitely a large enough sample to be representative of a group of over 10 million.[/sarcasm]
I don't think this is possible. The U.S. government currently spends over a $100 million dollars a year on abstinence programs, so we can rest assured teen girls are not having sex.
Originally Posted by Shiloh
I also hate to point out an obvious fact..not all of these kids got std's from THEM having sex...some could have gotten it from mother to infant transmission....I mean if you have HPV, I've seen studies where the mother can pass it on 30% at birth so would vaxing a bunch of teenagers if lets say the 25% stat was correct..then 30% of those girls could not have been vaxed to "protect" themselves as they may have gotten it at birth/before...some even higher
Originally Posted by mama ganoush
I don't think this is possible. The U.S. government currently spends over a $100 million dollars a year on abstinence programs, so we can rest assured teen girls are not having sex.
Just say no!
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