<p>Anyone urging the young males in their lives to get HPV vaccines? I don’t think insurer will cover but just wondering. Our S is 24 and am thinking of encouraging him to consider doing this. We did get D to have her 3 HPV vaccines.</p>
<p>Yes…I haved asked my sons to consider having the vaccines. I have brought it up several times but they have not done anything about it. My daughter also had the series a couple years back.</p>
<p>Ideally it should be given before they have any sex.</p>
<p>My husband does research on head and neck cancers (among others). There is a theory that the big upsurge in neck cancers is due to the upswing in oral sex. Anyway he is quite rabid on the subject and urged our boys to get vaccinated even though we had to pay out of pocket. (I think our insurance covers it now though.)</p>
<p>My 13-year-old son’s pediatrician recommended and gave him the HPV vaccine a few months ago. As far as I know, it was covered by our insurance.</p>
<p>Fascinating! Just sent an email to my insurer to see if I would be covered for shingles vaccine (I’m not yet 60) and whether it would cover S for HPV. Will call my allergist’s & internists office to see if HPV is being covered by insurer for males.</p>
<p>All these vaccines are so much easier when the kids are younger and it falls in line with routine exams and other required vaccines. So much less discussion. Just do it. I’m sure the next generation will be safer. (I’m just happy there are vaccines! and hoping that we don’t need a whole slew of vaccines for more unforeseen diseases.)</p>
<p>When the kiddo is 24 (as my S is), it’s much harder for ME to “just do” anything that involves him. HE has to decide he WANTS to have it and I need to be convincing. Will do my best to gather the info & let him make an informed choice.</p>
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<p>I thought it would be a good idea just to protect their future partners but this is a really good reason to protect themselves.</p>
<p>Thanks for the recommendation. Will follow up on this & continue to urge S.</p>
<p>Absolutely had both S and D get the HPV vaccines when medically appropriate. (H is an ob-gyn)</p>
<p>Pleased to say that our insurer DOES cover all HPV vaccines for males OR females aged 9-26.</p>
<p>to age 26 or thru age 26?
I should get him to do it. Never can be sure about whether the 4 types is enough of the 20 types to be mostly protective.</p>
<p>I’ve urged S–senior in college–to get the vaccine, but AFAIK he has not done so.</p>
<p>Probably best to check with your insurer to be sure you understand whether or not there is coverage. Am pleased it will be covered for S. Was just told that Kaiser Permanente Hawaii will also be covering it under the Insurance Reform Act, making parents happy & insurers mad (one more thing that costs them prevention $$, tho possibly saving them bigger $$$).</p>
<p>For older boys, it might be wise to invest in the HPV test before getting the vaccine. </p>
<p>Also remember that Gardasil, the only vaccine that has been approved for men, is only effective against four sub-types of HPV, namely 6, 11, 16, and 18 cause the most HPV-related disease in males and females, and is only effective for NON-infected patients.</p>
<p>The information that Gardasil (or Cervarix) protects against more than the listed four (or two) sub-types of HPV is entirely false.</p>
<p>I’ve asked PMKjr to get the vaccine and he is getting the shots done at a local clinic.</p>
<p>Himom,
But isn’t Kaiser an HMO company, a preventative care?</p>
<p>My 18 yo S got the 2nd (of 3) Gardasil shot in August. I don’t understand only giving it to the girls, it takes two you know and boys can transmit just as easily. Out insurance covered the cost, although I did not know that going in and would have paid for it out of pocket if charged.</p>
<p>My son’s pediatrician suggested he get the vaccine, and it’s covered by our insurance. He had the first of the series with the home doc, and the next two at his college health center.</p>