Quote: (03-29-2012 05:14 AM)RichieP Wrote:
yep, get hep A shot definitely. Required for pretty much any exotic travel anyway.
Hep B, yeah if you're going to Asia and on the hunt for chicks. It's abit more hassle because its 3 shots over 6 months with only 90-95% effectiveness. worth it for any high-rate country though.
Hep C... no idea. I dont think its a significant sexual risk.
There's no vaccine for Hep C anyway. Immunoglobulin therapy may prevent onset if exposed. Whether or not it's sexually transmitted is controversial.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis...ndex4.html
That said, I've seen people co-infected with both Hep B and Hep C, and that is a very nasty combination. So get immunised for Hep B at least.
There's a school of thought that says men should get the papilloma virus vaccine to prevent genital warts. I'm not sure if this is still at the speculative stage or if someone is doing research on it, but if it helps prevent papilloma induced cervical cancer and genital warts in women, logic would say that men would have a reduced chance of warts and penile cancer if given vaccine. Although the world of medicine is not always logical.
"However, the only vaccines currently available are
for prevention of HAV, HBV, and HPV infection."
- pg 69 of the CDC STD manual
http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2006/rr5511.pdf
So you can get immunised for Hep A, Hep B and Human Pappiloma virus to reduce your STD risk.