Calls for HPV strategy to include men, after ‘frightening’ report

The HPV vaccine has been available here to boys since 2019 and to girls since 2010, but there is a 'cohort where we need to know what to do about them'. 

Strategies to tackle HPV should include men and teenage boys, an Irish advocate has urged following new international research indicating high rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) among men.

While HPV is more commonly associated with cervical cancer, it can also less commonly cause cancer of the penis, throat, and anus. It is transmitted through sexual contact and can affect anyone.