HPV Vaccines: Teen Girls Think They Reduce Risk For All STDs

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HPV Vaccines: Teen Girls Think They Reduce Risk For All STDs

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Although the Human Papillomavirus vaccine may be lowering teens' risk of contracting HPV, as many as one in four teenage girls falsely believes that the vaccine provides protection from a range of other sexually transmitted diseases. A new study has found that a quarter of teen girls who receive the HPV shot mistakenly think that the vaccination will also lower her risk of transmitting other STIs.

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RT @girlshealth: Many teen girls mistakenly think the HPV vaccine protects them from other STDs. http://t.co/r9PyVgDf Get the facts.

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