Contributed by Melissa Kelley, M.S., C.H.E.S., Michelle Cohen,
M.P.H., C.H.E.S., & Erin Kaufmann, B.S. Introduction by Tyler
Achilles, B.A. Being proactive about your sexual health is so
important as a college student today. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases for
both men and women and can cause some serious health problems if
not protected against or treated properly. Fortunately,
Gardasil, a vaccine for some types of HPV, as you’ll learn
below, has just become recommended for men. For information on
similar topics, check out the Overheard On Campus category or
log in to MyStudentBody. Melissa Kelley, a health educator at
University of Rochester, says … Yes, Gardasil is now available
and recommended for males, ages 9-26. The Gardasil vaccine
guards against the 4 types of HPV that are responsible for
causing the majority of cervical cancers in women and genital
warts in both men and women. Gardasil works best before someone
has had sexual contact with a partn