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HPV and Purity Culture

Purity culture infiltrates even the most sanitized spaces—including our doctor’s offices. It puts the maintenance of sexual purity over an individual’s health.
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Why My Daughters Got the HPV Vaccine

After what it put our family through, I had to make sure my daughters were protected.

HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention

A couple of years ago I was waiting in a clinic to see my physician for a normal well check.  When a nurse I had…

Anal Cancer Awareness and HPV

Editor's Note: March 21, 2020 is Anal Cancer Awareness Month. HPV causes a majority (91%) of anal cancers and is preventable through vaccination. Thank you…

Ep. 38: Listen Up! HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention

What happens when you bring to HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention champions together? A great conversation about how to encourage parents to start and complete…

Monogamy is No Failsafe: HPV and Cervical Cancer

Editor's note: This post deals with sexual matters, including non-consensual sexual assault and may not be suited for all audiences. I will always advocate for…

Updates Galore from ACIP and D.C.

The past few weeks have been active in the vaccine advocacy world--and in the anti-vaccine activist movement. Normal things, such as the ACIP (Advisory Committee…

Fighting HPV and Cancer

The past three years have been grueling. During that time, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Adenocarcinoma at age 36.  I was a single mother…

An Uncomplicated, Straightforward Choice

1 Week Prior to Doctor Appointment Zoe: “I don’t want to get a shot. Will I have to get a shot?” Me: “Yes, you will…

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