Sexually explicit information in the hands of 10-year-olds
A north Carolina mother says her daughter came home with a flyer explaining how a sexually transmitted disease is contracted. A new law in North Carolina requires public schools to help educate parents on human papillomavirus – or HPV. But 10-year-old Erica Cuellar got the flyer at her elementary school. She was one of about [...]
HPV Vaccine Not a Treatment
HPV vaccines can’t clear the sexually transmitted virus from the bodies of women already infected with cervical-cancer-causing HPV strains. There are many types of HPV (human papillomavirus). Some types cause cervical cancer, some cause genital warts. Not every infection results in disease, as the immune system usually fights off the virus. That’s why the CDC’s [...]
Most in survey oppose mandatory HPV vaccinations
Most people are against requiring schoolgirls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer, according to a national survey conducted by a university in Pennsylvania. The vaccine, Gardasil, protects against the human papillomavirus, known as HPV. It was approved by the federal government in 2006. At least 41 states have introduced [...]
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