Cervical Cancer

The awareness of cervical cancer and many other womanly problems have been on the rise lately. With this, many people have been getting various shots, like Gardasil, and trying new birth control methods like Yaz and Mirena. I wanted to write a blog parallel to this because it affects me personally, and I wanted to raise awareness.  Read More »

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for young women stirred quite a bit of controversy over the few years, more controversy that I can remember over a vaccine in my lifetime to date. HPV is arguably the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, and studies link the virus strongly with cervical cancer, clearly a colossal concern to modern women.  Read More »

"What?!"

That's the reaction I'm hoping to get from that audacious title. In my defense, I don't believe this, but we all have fallen prey to agree with a body conscious stereotype at one point in time.  Read More »

I'm back, with a new installment about health and the news. Most everyone now has heard of Gardasil and the controversy it has caused in many states, particularly Texas. Those of you that know my opinions well may remember that I was very skeptical of this vaccine against HPV when it first was advertised. I still am skeptical. But I've been following stories about HPV, Gardasil, and cervical cancer for the past few months, and I thought a good blog summarizing new findings about the three would do some good.  Read More »