How often should a girl see the gyno?

[moshquerade]

Who would know more about this topic than the men of ATOT?

as far as how often a girl should see the gyno???
i would think women know the answer to that more.

as said, once a year is standard for the ole visit with the speculum.

 

[SirStev0]

gardasil vaccine is only for those who haven't yet been sexually active.

Not true. Not true at all. The new guidelines say all women age 11-26 should have it.

Prob in the next year or 3 it will be men too.

 

[moshquerade]

Not true. Not true at all. The new guidelines say all women age 11-26 should have it.

Prob in the next year or 3 it will be men too.

even if they are sexually active? interesting. gotta link?

 

[SirStev0]

even if they are sexually active? interesting. gotta link?

I hate to use gardasil's site but it was the quickest search:
http://www.gardasil.com/Gardasil-facts/index.html

I know personally we highly recommend that all girls age 11-26 have the vaccine regardless of sexual history. We have even started talking to young men about it.

 

[SirStev0]

Better link, from the CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-young-women.htm

Will sexually active females benefit from the vaccine?

Ideally females should get the vaccine before they become sexually active, when they may be exposed to HPV. Females who are sexually active may also benefit from the vaccine, but they may get less benefit from it. This is because they may have already gotten an HPV type targeted by the vaccine. Few sexually active young women are infected with all HPV types covered by the vaccine so they would still get protection from those types they have not yet gotten. Currently, there is no test available to tell if a girl/woman has had HPV in the past, or which types.