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If you’re not sexually active, is it still worth doing?

by rogerrogerr 1y ago

hedora 1y ago
Yes.
- CGMthrowaway 1y ago
  Why?
  - analog8374 1y ago
    [flagged]
  - yladiz 1y ago
    Unless you're never sexually active (meaning, you eventually do have sex), it's worthwhile getting since there is a risk to yourself if you get infected.
  - vhcr 1y ago
    Rape, you might become sexually active in the future, and although sexual transmission is the most common way, there are some other ways to get infected.
    - airstrike 1y ago
      Probably in reverse order
  - bdangubic 1y ago
    rape
    - agons 1y ago
      Huh.
      - deleted 1y ago
        [deleted]
toomuchtodo 1y ago
Life is long and unpredictable, while the cost is very low.
Fomite 1y ago
If you ever intend to be, yes.
pitpatagain 1y ago
The protection from the vaccines lasts (probably) a lifetime, and HPV is quite widespread because it is: very easily communicable, and infections linger for potentially long periods of time without any obvious symptoms Something like 80% of people are sexually active at all will be infected with HPV at some point. You may not have been sexually active, but your future partners may have been. I personally have a friend who went through stage 4 cancer contracted from her (now ex) husband. So, of course not literally everyone needs to take it, assess your own risks, but it's quite an easy, highly effective vaccine: don't overthink it.
JumpCrisscross 1y ago
Yes. “The route of HPV transmission is primarily through skin-to-skin or skin-to-mucosa contact. Sexual transmission is the most documented, but there have been studies suggesting non-sexual courses. The horizontal transfer of HPV includes fomites, fingers, and mouth, skin contact (other than sexual). Self-inoculation is described in studies as a potential HPV transmission route, as it was certified in female virgins, and in children with genital warts (low-risk HPV) without a personal history of sexual abuse. Vertical transmission from mother to child is another HPV transfer course” [1]. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7579832/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7579832/
- toasterlovin 1y ago
  Right, but do the vaccines help against the strains of HPV that are transmitted via non-sexual contact? The vaccine being 9-valent implies (to me, a layman) that strains need to be targeted fairly specifically in order for vaccination to be effective.
  - bluGill 1y ago
    Unclear. There are reports that warts (a form of hpv - but not one the vacine is directly for) are also reduced - but I'm not aware of formal studies
Modified3019 1y ago
Yes. While direct genital contact is the highest probability way to spread it, any skin-skin, skin-mucosa, skin-object-skin contact can potentially spread it. Consider how much you trust others to wash their hands after using the restroom. Low probability, but possible. You’ve got a low probability of getting polio, but there’s no reason not to be vaccinated if you can. Even if you already have a strain, there are multiple types. In fact, people who got a vaccine early on, should consider an updated shot for more complete protection.

If you’re not sexually active, is it still worth doing?

hedora 1y ago

Yes.

CGMthrowaway 1y ago
Why?
- analog8374 1y ago
  [flagged]
- yladiz 1y ago
  Unless you're never sexually active (meaning, you eventually do have sex), it's worthwhile getting since there is a risk to yourself if you get infected.
- vhcr 1y ago
  Rape, you might become sexually active in the future, and although sexual transmission is the most common way, there are some other ways to get infected.
  - airstrike 1y ago
    Probably in reverse order
- bdangubic 1y ago
  rape
  - agons 1y ago
    Huh.
    - deleted 1y ago
      [deleted]

toomuchtodo 1y ago

Life is long and unpredictable, while the cost is very low.

Fomite 1y ago

If you ever intend to be, yes.

pitpatagain 1y ago

The protection from the vaccines lasts (probably) a lifetime, and HPV is quite widespread because it is: very easily communicable, and infections linger for potentially long periods of time without any obvious symptoms Something like 80% of people are sexually active at all will be infected with HPV at some point. You may not have been sexually active, but your future partners may have been. I personally have a friend who went through stage 4 cancer contracted from her (now ex) husband. So, of course not literally everyone needs to take it, assess your own risks, but it's quite an easy, highly effective vaccine: don't overthink it.

JumpCrisscross 1y ago

Yes. “The route of HPV transmission is primarily through skin-to-skin or skin-to-mucosa contact. Sexual transmission is the most documented, but there have been studies suggesting non-sexual courses. The horizontal transfer of HPV includes fomites, fingers, and mouth, skin contact (other than sexual). Self-inoculation is described in studies as a potential HPV transmission route, as it was certified in female virgins, and in children with genital warts (low-risk HPV) without a personal history of sexual abuse. Vertical transmission from mother to child is another HPV transfer course” [1]. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7579832/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7579832/

toasterlovin 1y ago
Right, but do the vaccines help against the strains of HPV that are transmitted via non-sexual contact? The vaccine being 9-valent implies (to me, a layman) that strains need to be targeted fairly specifically in order for vaccination to be effective.
- bluGill 1y ago
  Unclear. There are reports that warts (a form of hpv - but not one the vacine is directly for) are also reduced - but I'm not aware of formal studies

Modified3019 1y ago

Yes. While direct genital contact is the highest probability way to spread it, any skin-skin, skin-mucosa, skin-object-skin contact can potentially spread it. Consider how much you trust others to wash their hands after using the restroom. Low probability, but possible. You’ve got a low probability of getting polio, but there’s no reason not to be vaccinated if you can. Even if you already have a strain, there are multiple types. In fact, people who got a vaccine early on, should consider an updated shot for more complete protection.