Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:27:41 GMT

Title: Early Sex Doesn't Predict HPV Infection Category: Health News Created: 7/8/2008 Last Editorial Review: 7/8/2008

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:21:45 GMT

Predicting a child's future is a near impossible task -- today's straight-A student may not become tomorrow's doctor, and the school-yard bully may actually grow up to become a member of the Peace Corps. So why should an adolescent's sexual behavior-- or lack thereof -- determine whether or not she gets vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, to protect against future HPV infection?

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:30:03 GMT

Teenage girls who are sexually active and those who are not eventually all have the same risk for infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV), new research suggests.