• By Linda Barlow  |  Jul 2, 2013

    HPV Vaccine Reduces Infection Rates in Teen Girls

    Since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced in 2006, vaccine-type HPV prevalence has decreased by 56 percent among females 14-19 years old, according to a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States. Although the vast majority of HPV infections do…more.