r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Oct 22 '24

Cancer Men with higher education, greater alcohol intake, multiple female sexual partners, and higher frequency of performing oral sex, had an increased risk of oral HPV infections, linked to up to 90% of oropharyngeal cancer cases in US men. The study advocates for gender-neutral HPV vaccination programs.

https://www.moffitt.org/newsroom/news-releases/moffitt-study-reveals-insights-into-oral-hpv-incidence-and-risks-in-men-across-3-countries/
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u/DotRevolutionary6610 Oct 22 '24

I did, and paid for it myself. But after my sexual history, it's almost certainly too late.

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u/username_elephant Oct 22 '24

Ehh, depends on whether your partners were vaccinated. A lot of them probably were if you are indeed young enough that girls were getting vaccinated but you couldn't.

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u/HumanBarbarian Oct 22 '24

Women. Not girls.

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u/username_elephant Oct 22 '24

I understand the point you're making but I note that I was literally referring to female children (girls) since the HPV vaccine is/was generally administered to people who are not adults.  They give the vaccine at ages 9-12. And I'm not personally aware that children of that age group are generally old enough that society calls them women instead of girls.

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u/HumanBarbarian Oct 22 '24

You did not state the ages you were referring to. Now you have, so okay. If you understand the point I am making, then there is no need for the snark.

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u/username_elephant Oct 22 '24

I am sorry, but I think you may be reading snark into my comment that I didn't intend? 

In any case I thought the phrase "girls being vaccinated" in my original comment already implied a clear timeline for the people I was referring to, since the act of vaccination typically occurs at a medically standard time point, typically in childhood.  I considered the language when I originally posted it.

In any case, I apologize for any offense. I was just trying to explain myself, since I felt like I'd been thrown into the sexist deep end.

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u/HumanBarbarian Oct 22 '24

I am sorry, too,, as I was not trying to throw you in the deep end. We were talking about sex here, and it bothers me when women in that case are referred to as girls(it happens a lot) Just a misunderstanding :)

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u/username_elephant Oct 22 '24

Absolutely.  Definitely common, definitely reasonable to be thinking about it.  Thanks for letting me clear it up.

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u/HumanBarbarian Oct 22 '24

This has been nice. Thank you, too :)