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Jun. 9th, 2006 10:41 amHuzzah! The FDA finnaly approved the HPV vaccine! It's about time they quit listening to people of.... certain political views.... whine and snivel over how saving women from cervical cancer was going to open the floodgates of teen promiscuity.
Story in the NYTimes online here: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/health/09vaccine.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=th You may have to register to read it. Doesn't take long.
Quote from the final paragraph, italics mine:
"Merck had originally hoped to get the vaccine approved for use in boys. But although women have routinely allowed swabs to be taken of their vaginal cells, the company found that men rebelled against the use of emery boards to collect cells from their penises. Researchers eventually discovered that jeweler's-grade emery paper effectively removed cells without alarming men and were able to complete their studies."
::tries to suppress a giggle:: Gee, I wonder why? Getting pried open and swabbed is bad enough. I can't imagine having emery boards applied to something that delicate.
Story in the NYTimes online here: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/health/09vaccine.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=th You may have to register to read it. Doesn't take long.
Quote from the final paragraph, italics mine:
"Merck had originally hoped to get the vaccine approved for use in boys. But although women have routinely allowed swabs to be taken of their vaginal cells, the company found that men rebelled against the use of emery boards to collect cells from their penises. Researchers eventually discovered that jeweler's-grade emery paper effectively removed cells without alarming men and were able to complete their studies."
::tries to suppress a giggle:: Gee, I wonder why? Getting pried open and swabbed is bad enough. I can't imagine having emery boards applied to something that delicate.
