Anonymous - You are absolutely right, the government has failed miserably in educating the public about HPV. The only real "education" people have received is from the pharmaceutical companies who make the tests or the vaccines who of course have conflicts of interest. Unfortunately most peole think that HPV only affects the cervix because of Merck's campaign portraying it as a way to prevent cervical cancer. As a result, few are aware of how far HPV can reach and that if affects many other areas as well.
The medical community also needs to educate their members because much erroneosu information is passed on by poorly educated doctors and nurses as well. The ASCCP has a wonderful CME program on HPV but not well advertised so few aside from their direct members are aware of it. The more the medical community understands about this virus the better the care they can provide to their patients.
When it comes to STD dating sites, I have heard many individualas mentino that if they already have an STI and are well aware from the nature of the site alone that the members will have an STi as well that the last thing they want is a second STI. I can understand this especially as somone who has dealt with multiple cancers from HPV. One STI is enough for me personally but others may be willing to venture into relationships yet again.
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Anonymous - You are absolutely right, the government has failed miserably in educating the public about HPV. The only real "education" people have received is from the pharmaceutical companies who make the tests or the vaccines who of course have conflicts of interest. Unfortunately most peole think that HPV only affects the cervix because of Merck's campaign portraying it as a way to prevent cervical cancer. As a result, few are aware of how far HPV can reach and that if affects many other areas as well.
The medical community also needs to educate their members because much erroneosu information is passed on by poorly educated doctors and nurses as well. The ASCCP has a wonderful CME program on HPV but not well advertised so few aside from their direct members are aware of it. The more the medical community understands about this virus the better the care they can provide to their patients.
When it comes to STD dating sites, I have heard many individualas mentino that if they already have an STI and are well aware from the nature of the site alone that the members will have an STi as well that the last thing they want is a second STI. I can understand this especially as somone who has dealt with multiple cancers from HPV. One STI is enough for me personally but others may be willing to venture into relationships yet again.
July 27, 2011 - 5:00amThis Comment
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