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Men don’t have a cervix, and my understanding is most women (the main transmission vector) are already being vaccinated.
by 0xbear 9y ago
Men don’t have a cervix, and my understanding is most women (the main transmission vector) are already being vaccinated.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoHerd immunity. Men can transmit it, and you can't guarantee every woman is going to get the vaccine (yet).
- dragonwriter 9y ago> Men don’t have a cervix Cisgender men do not, in general, but they do usually have a penis, anus, and/or throat and HPV is also implicated in penile, anal, and oropharyngeal cancer, though it is best known for its contribution to cervical cancer. https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-and-men.htm https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-and-men.htm
- 0xbear 9y agoI prefer the term “biological” rather than “cisgender” in this particular case because we are discussing the presence or absence of particular organs, not one’s gender identity. But I see your point.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> I prefer the term “biological” rather than “cisgender” in this particular case because we are discussing the presence or absence of particular organs, not one’s gender identity. “Biological” is also somewhat imprecise as biological sex traits don't always align with each other and include a number of things besides anatomy; “anatomically stereotypical” would be more precise than either “biological” or “cisgender”.