HONOLULU -- Mothers were less willing to vaccinate their daughters against the human papillomavirus (HPV) during the optimal preteen years than at older ages, researchers found.
human papillomavirus hpvPAS: Moms May Be Waiting Too Long for Daughters' HPV VaccinationMedPage Today Infectious Disease Mon, 05/05/2008 - 14:45
High-Risk HPV Found in One Woman Out of Every FourMedPage Today Infectious Disease Mon, 03/31/2008 - 16:00
ATLANTA -- Nearly a quarter of the women receiving cervical screening were infected with high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), and many of those had normal Pap smears, a CDC study found. |
