I had genital warts burned off at the hospital; the lesions have dried and are no longer painful. Do I need to be re-examined and get the HPV vaccine? (Minh Dat, An Giang)
When children begin to ask about their bodies, gender, and relationships, many parents realize puberty presents a new learning experience for the entire family.
From letters from girlfriends to her son to the importance of HPV prevention, artist Oc Thanh Van recognizes the need to learn how to answer difficult questions that arise during puberty.
A 22-year-old from Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Phuong, fasted the evening before and the morning of her HPV vaccination, only to be advised by her doctor to have a light meal before receiving the shot. She asks why.
Concerned about the human papillomavirus (HPV) silently infecting and causing diseases like genital warts and cancer, many young individuals are seeking early prevention through new generation vaccines.
Despite rising living costs, some parents are proactively setting aside funds to vaccinate their children against HPV within the recommended age range.
Many people mistakenly believe genital warts are only transmitted through direct sexual intercourse, leading them to be complacent about intimate contact, or lesions in the mouth or genital area.
Lychees are abundant in summer, and a reader from Bac Giang, Ngoc Ngan, asks if eating half a kilogram daily and storing them dried for gradual consumption can help prevent cancer.
Mr. Van, 60, experienced a sore throat and painful swallowing for three weeks, thinking it was tonsillitis, but doctors diagnosed stage 4 tonsil cancer with lymph node metastasis due to HPV.
My boyfriend plans to get the HPV vaccine, but his mother is preventing him, fearing it causes infertility. Is this true? (Nguyen Thi Uoc, 24, Dong Nai)
