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When it comes to human papillomavirus (HPV), the first thing that comes to mind might be the links between this common sexually transmitted infection (STI) and cervical cancer. Indeed, infection with a “high-risk” HPV type is now thought to be a necessary step in cervical cancer development,1 and therefore, after the FDA approved the first HPV vaccine back in 2006, the CDC quickly began recommending routine vaccination of female adolescents and young adults. A few years later, vaccination was recommended for males as well, partly in an…