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Gardasil And Hiv
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Gardasil (HPV) vaccine for those already with HPV (HPV Vaccine for MEN) (GARDASIL) VACCINE (HPV)I'm a 43 year old man with HPV already, awaiting biopsy results to see if I have anal cancer as we speak. Is it a waist of time and resources to get the Gardasil (HPV) vaccine at this time, or will it help down the road whether I have anal...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Gardasil is a preventative, not a therapeutic vaccine. Consequently if you already have the HPV strains contained within the vaccine, getting inoculated will not provide any help. I'll reprint some information about Gardasil from the...
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GARDASIL FOR PEOPLE WITH HPV (GARDASIL VACCINE) (HPV VACCINE FOR THOSE ALREADY INFECTED WITH HPV, 2008)Hello Dr. Francisco, Im a 24yr old male who recently found out has HPV, as a consequence my... Read more »Gardasil plus flu vaccine, false positive HIV?(INFLUENZA VACCINATION AND INDETERMINATE WESTERN BLOT TESTS) (FLU SHOT AND FALSE POSITIVE HIV TESTS)A week ago my 17-year-old daughter received a letter from Red Cross indicating she screened HIV... Read more »
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Gardasil Approved to Prevent Anal CancerIn the U.S. more than 5,000 people are diagnosed with anal cancer each year. More women than men are diagnosed with it, and people living with HIV experience higher rates of the cancer, especially gay and bisexual men who have had anal sex.... Read more »
Merck's Vaccine Against Pap Virus Effective in YoungYesterday in Spain, Merck & Co. presented a study showing its experimental vaccine, Gardasil, protects against human papillomavirus (HPV), which is linked to cervical cancer. Later this year, Merck plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration... Read more »
Drug Maker Merck Seeks Gardasil Approval for BoysOn Tuesday, Merck & Co. announced that in late December it submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration seeking approval of its human papillomavirus virus (HPV) vaccine for use in boys. Gardasil prevents infection with the... Read more »
Merck Gets EU Gardasil RecommendationOn Friday, Merck & Co. announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended that the European Commission approve Merck's HPV vaccine Gardasil for females ages 9-26. If approval is granted, Merck plans to sell... Read more »Advertisement
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