I suppose the good news with the kids described above is that the likelihood of stigmatisation is lessened if they don't even equate oral sex with sex. If it is no big deal, it should be easier to convince them (and their parents) to have the HPV vaccine.

Don't know if you having the same problem in the US but according to the manufacturers in Australia approximately 1/3 of the people who get the first needle complete the course. We need education around THAT as well.


Karen
Love of Life to Alex T4N2M0 SCC Tonsil, BOT, R lymph nodes
Dx March 2010 51yrs. Unresectable. HPV+ve
Tx Chemo x 3+1 cycles(cisplatin,docetaxel,5FU)- complete May 31
Chemoradiation (IMRTx35 + weekly cisplatin)
Finish Aug 27
Return to work 2 years on
3 years out Aug 27 2013 NED smile
Still underweight