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*NEW* For healthcare providers: Talking to your patients about HPV Conversations about HPV between healthcare providers and patients can be diffiuclt and time consuming. ASHA's new multimedia presentation Talking About HPV offers tools and talking points to facilitate effective, empathetic discussions with patients. FDA Rules on HPV Vaccines The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced two major rulings with HPV/cervical cancer vaccines, approving GlaxoSmithKline’s cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix®, for use in the U.S. with females ages 10-25 and green-lighting use of Merck’s Gardasil® with boys.. Disclosing genital warts to partners Learning that a sexual partner
has been diagnosed with genital warts may not prompt the negative
reaction many fear, according to a British study published in
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Questions and answers about Cervical Cancer Screening ASHA is pleased to offer a new fact sheet covering commonly asked questions about cervical cancer screening. 
January is cervical health awareness month and
there’s never been a better time to make the promise to take care of
yourself. now it’s time to log on to promisetome.com to set-up a reminder for your annual gynecology exam. And encourage all your girlfriends to do the same. When you do, Hologic, a company dedicated to women's health,
will donate $1 towards preventative healthcare for uninsured women, including
cervical cancer screening, mammograms and osteoporosis testing.
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Share Your Story about HPV - and read others' experiences. Is there an HPV Support Group near you? Join us on Facebook
 Join
us on Facebook! Visit ASHA's Facebook forum for cervical
cancer survivors and their families, friends, and supporters. You can also check out the Facebook application Fact Check: HPV, allowing you to take an interactive, educational quiz about HPV, find additional resources, and commit to take action. The application
was developed by Partnership for Prevention and the University of
Maryland's College of Information Studies with input from the School
of Public Health.
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