| The FDA's decision to approve a human
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| | though the vast majority will never
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| vaccine designed to prevent infection of
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| | realize they have it until symtoms of
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| human papilloma virus, which is the cause
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| | cervical cancer or genital warts are
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| of nearly all cervical cancers, should
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| | present.
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| have been cause for celebration in the
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| | There is no test for HPV in men and most
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| field of pediatric medicine. 10,000
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| | sexually active men who contract (and
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| American women will be diagnosed with
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| | then spread) HPV will never be diagnosed
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| this devastating disease this year and
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| | unless their partner's HPV is found
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| another 3,700 will die from it. So why
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| | first.
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| aren't more people celebrating now that
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| | According to a 2006 study conducted for
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| we have a safe, effective way to prevent
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| | the New York Academy of Medicine, 40% of
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| most cervical cancers?"Girls that age are
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| | girls are sexually active by age 14.
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| just too young," the vaccine's most vocal
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| | To be effective, the HPV vaccine must be
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| opponents cry. Others object to
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| | given to girls before they become
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| vaccinating their children against what
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| | infected.
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| they consider a sexually transmitted
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| | The vaccine has been tested on thousands
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| disease. Still others argue that
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| | of women and has been proven safe and
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| vaccinating young girls will encourage
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| | effective.No parent relishes the idea of
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| them to experiment with risky sexual
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| | a child becoming sexually active. But
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| behaviors and promiscuity. But are these
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| | this vaccine has the potential to save
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| arguments valid? Or are they just an
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| | millions of women from a painful and
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| attempt to hide our discomfort at being
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| | often deadly disease. After all, having
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| faced with our children's sexual natures?
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| | brakes on your automobile doesn't
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| Before you decide not to vaccinate your
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| | encourage you to drive recklessly, does
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| daughter against HPV consider the
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| | it? Why would vaccinating your child
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| facts:Human papilloma virus, or HPV, has
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| | against a potentially deadly virus
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| been called the world's most common
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| | encourage her to become sexually
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| sexually transmitted disease. The
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| | promiscuous?Lisa Barger is a traditional
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| Centers for Disease Control estimates
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| | naturopath specializing in natural health
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| that by age 50, at least 80% of American
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| | education. To learn more about Ms.
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| women will have contracted the virus
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