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A member asked:
Does the hpv vaccine for males actually prevent hpv or just prevent the symptoms?
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Depends: If you complete the series before exposure there is a good chance you will never become infected by the strains within the vaccine. Any exposures prior to the vaccine series may have begun an asymptomatic infection and the vaccine cannot treat or cancel it.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Prevents the virus!: The HPV Vaccine/Gardisil/Cervarix is recommended for all men and women <26 years old for preventing the acquisition/spread of human papilloma virus (type 6, 11, 16, and 18), which can cause genital warts & cancer in men & women (cervix, vagina, penis, anus, and oral!) It won't affect your periods/fertility/sexual activity. Safe even if sexually active, if you have the virus, & when breastfeeding
Answered 5/25/2015
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