boafriend Posted May 15 Posted May 15 Yeah, I had warts many years ago. Traumatizing...someone sleuthed me and it wasn't cool. I was told by a doc that the warts represented the low-risk strains, but I was recommended by a derm and proctologist to get the Gardasil-9 vaccine, which I ended up getting. It's kinda the only thing you can do aside from limiting your number of partners. Unfortunately men don't appear to have any solid HPV test like women do. I was told by the proctologist that anyone sexually active has had some strain of HPV at some point (there are like 200 ish or something), but you just want to be active in not catching the high-risk strains. I've always wondered orally how safe we as gay men are because there were studies a few years ago saying lots of oral sex increases the risk of oral/throat cancers by a lot. 😔 Whippoorwill 1
Twinkslover Posted June 7 Posted June 7 i never take hpv, do i need it. above 40 my doctor said, not needed.
+ FrankR Posted June 7 Posted June 7 14 minutes ago, Twinkslover said: i never take hpv, do i need it. above 40 my doctor said, not needed. Always consult with a medical professional - advice from here would be without knowing your circumstances Whippoorwill, + robear and Twinkslover 2 1
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 7 Posted June 7 5 hours ago, Twinkslover said: i never take hpv, do i need it. above 40 my doctor said, not needed. If your doc isn't an ID specialist, I'd get a second opinion on that. It can't hurt getting the HPV vax and it can protect you from strains you haven't had contact with. HPV vaccine: Is it too late? | MD Anderson Cancer Center WWW.MDANDERSON.ORG The CDC recommends all boys and girls get the HPV vaccine between the ages of 11 and 12 for best protection, but it is safe and available starting at age 9... Whippoorwill and Twinkslover 2
Twinkslover Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Just now, BenjaminNicholas said: If your doc isn't an ID specialist, I'd get a second opinion on that. It can't hurt getting the HPV vax and it can protect you from strains you haven't had contact with. HPV vaccine: Is it too late? | MD Anderson Cancer Center WWW.MDANDERSON.ORG The CDC recommends all boys and girls get the HPV vaccine between the ages of 11 and 12 for best protection, but it is safe and available starting at age 9... Insurance does not cover HPV. He actually said you can take if you want. But each shot is I think 220$ or something. There are 3 or 4 shots. + Vegas_Millennial 1
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Just now, Twinkslover said: Insurance does not cover HPV. He actually said you can take if you want. But each shot is I think 220$ or something. There are 3 or 4 shots. To me, it's worth that cost to avoid cancer. Twinkslover, Whippoorwill and + Vegas_Millennial 1 2
Twinkslover Posted June 7 Posted June 7 2 minutes ago, BenjaminNicholas said: To me, it's worth that cost to avoid cancer. I like that fact that you publish you identity.. I would like if all masseurs/escorts do that.
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 7 Posted June 7 1 minute ago, Twinkslover said: I like that fact that you publish you identity.. Well, once the government let me out of the witness relocation program, it made things so much easier. + robear, + Vegas_Millennial and Whippoorwill 1 2
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