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Re:HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer by 9x39 on Sunday November 10, 2024 @08:24PM (#42103829)
I had a similar experience with my GP. I was essentially dismissed outright (in surprising contrast to an otherwise dynamic/vigorous interest in my health) and am planning on revisiting this with a different GP soon.

While I allow for myself just being ignorant, wrong and vulnerable to working myself up into health scares, I couldn’t help but wonder if men looking into HPV vaccines are brushing up against a doctrinal problem, in that whatever protocols and literature exist for the med field don’t study and don’t mention male-HPV interactions enough to warrant action (or even interest) from GPs as a group.

Re:HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer by opello on Sunday November 10, 2024 @09:36PM (#42104189)
I'd have hoped things improved in the last 5 years but maybe you can avoid the GP altogether and schedule it like a flu shot through the pharmacy? I noticed it was in the list at Walgreens this year anyway.

Best of luck with it!

Re:HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer by 31carmichael on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @11:23PM (#42122891)
I live out of the country and visit once per year. I'm 49 and it was absolutely impossible to receive the shingles vaccination, even if I paid cash. Ridiculous.