Paul M. Cook wrote:


> I have to explain everything. Oral sex. OK, oral sex. And in case you
> have not figured it out yet, one can give it as well as receieve it. Not
> everyone owns a hot tub.


And, oral sex is not a "get out of jail free" card, as far as STDs go.

I insisted that my daughter receive the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. It
entailed a three-shot series of IM injections that are obviously
painful, even in non-wimpy girls. In Missouri, the shots are available
at no cost from Planned Parenthood to girls whose health insurance does
not cover it. Outside this program you're looking at $175.00 per shot -
$525 for the series.

Currently, only female teenagers are eligible.

However, this morning I read that the HPV virus also predisposes both
males and females to tongue and throat cancers.
http://www.physorg.com/news143133664.html

My daughter was literally gleeful at the thought that her younger
brother might need to receive the same series of innoculations.