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Does an hpv vaccine only have use k sexually active people or does it protect against vaginal cancers in virgins too?
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Planning protection: The idea of any vaccine is to build personal protection early, long before any exposure to the germ. Prior to the vaccine, 70% of college women were blood test positive to HPV. People can carry this germ for decades without symptoms and spread it to contacts.I would hope that girls would get this before they start sex, as nothing can stop it after you get it.It remains in you indefinitely.
Answered 5/31/2015
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