Study: HPV Vaccine Doesn't Make You More Promiscuous

October 15, 2012 at 4:35PM By Dara Adeeyo |

A couple of weeks ago, a study revealed that the HPV vaccine won't cause harmful side effects. Now, another study reinforces the importance of getting the vaccine. New research has found that the vaccine won't make girls more promiscuous, as some critics have suggested.

In the study, scientists compared the medical records of 1,400 vaccinated and unvaccinated girls over the course of three years. What they were looking for: Medical evidence that these girls were having sex. Basically, researchers looked at whether the girls needed birth control advice, asked for a STD or pregnancy test, or had become pregnant.

Ultimately, 90 percent of those involved in the study didn't seem to be having sex. Only two girls in the vaccinated group and two in the unvaccinated group became pregnant. In addition, one vaccinated girl and three unvaccinated girls were diagnosed with the STD chlamydia.

As a result, scientists concluded that the vaccine didn't influence whether or not these girls became sexually active.

From Cosmopolitan.com. Visit Amazon Beauty Center here