It's not just for young women anymore: Men up to age 22 should get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center found that more than two-thirds of adults have been infected with at least one kind of HPV. But the vaccine, a series of three injections, protects you from four strains of HPV that cause genital warts and cancer of the anus, mouth/throat, and penis. In fact, the treatment could cut your risk of genital warts by up to 90 percent, per a recent study in New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center found that more than two-thirds of adults have been infected with at least one kind of HPV. But the vaccine, a series of three injections, protects you from four strains of HPV that cause genital warts and cancer of the anus, mouth/throat, and penis. In fact, the treatment could cut your risk of genital warts by up to 90 percent, per a recent study in New England Journal of Medicine.
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