Beginning sexual activity at an early age and multiple sexual partners are risk factors for HPV infection.
There is a recent study that is the first to validate surveys where young women say they do not plan to modify their sexual behaviors after HPV vaccination.
“Some have suggested the HPV vaccine might be a license for sexual activity,” said Robert Bednarczyk, PhD, an epidemiologist and the study’s lead author. This has been found not to be the case.
Many HPV Vaccine Concerns Unfounded
From the Show: Healthy Children
Summary: A new study reveals that the HPV vaccine has no impact on a young person's sexual activity.
Air Date: 10/17/12
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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