Gardasil, helps protect against HPV and Cervical Cancer

Boys and girls alike are just as much at risk for contracting HPV. Because of this, researchers are just now acknowledging the potential benefits of vaccinating boys and girls against HPV, even though previous recommendations focused on providing only women with HPV vaccines to protect against cervical cancer.

The new vaccine provided by Merck & Company, Gardasil, may be useful for protecting men and women alike against human papilloma virus. In June the U.S. FDA licensed a new vaccine targeting women between the ages of 9 and 26 at risk for human papillomavirus or HPV. The reasons for this include the increased risk of cervical cancer associated with exposure to HPV virus in women. Read more