How to Protect Against HPV

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[x]   Transcript: In 2006, the FDA approved Gardasil, the first vaccine to protect against certain strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV. Although there are over 100 strains of this virus, only about 40 are harmful. Gardasil protects against four specific strains of HPV, numbers 6 and 11, which cause 90 percent of genital warts cases, and numbers 16 and 18, which can lead to 70 percent of cervical cancers! Gardasil is approved for use in females between the ages of 9 and 26, although-since the virus is passed sexually-girls yet to have intercourse are the best candidates.

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Dr. Yvonne Fulbright received her Master's in Human Sexuality Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Ph.D. in International Community Health Education, focusing on sexual health and parent-child sex communication, at New York University. She is currently the sex columnist and sex expert for foxnews.com, making frequent appearances on the "Dr. Manny Show" and her own "Sexpert Q&A" Video Blog. Dr. Yvonne is also the author of several books.A Certified Sex Educator through the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), Dr. Yvonne is the book and media review editor for Contemporary Sexuality. With a decade of teaching experience behind her, Yvonne is a professor of human sexuality for Master's of Counseling students at Argosy University. She is currently pursuing a post-doctoral fellowship in sexual and reproductive health at the University of Iceland.

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