--- title: Only 10% of Men Get the HPV Vaccine description: A new study shows only 10.7% of eligible men get vaccination for HPV, even though the STD is common. canonical: https://time.com/4638512/hpv-vaccine-men/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-23T15:23:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:47:53.725Z article:section: Health og:title: Only 10% of Men Get the HPV Vaccine og:description: A new study shows only 10.7% of eligible men get vaccination for HPV, even though the STD is common. og:url: https://time.com/4638512/hpv-vaccine-men/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef7384384760440d/6987788c0b72e312986dcfd0/condom-sex-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: TIME.com stock photos Condoms Sex og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Only 10% of Men Get the HPV Vaccine twitter:description: A new study shows only 10.7% of eligible men get vaccination for HPV, even though the STD is common. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef7384384760440d/6987788c0b72e312986dcfd0/condom-sex-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Only 10% of Men Get the HPV Vaccine > Sponsored content. 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Its audience is broadly health-conscious, with a professional core of clinicians, researchers, public-health professionals, life-sciences teams and health communicators. by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 23, 2017 3:23 PM UTC  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 23, 2017 3:23 PM UTC The vast majority of men who are eligible to get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus ([HPV](http://time.com/3828839/hpv-vaccine-works/)) do not, despite the fact that most men will get infected in their lifetimes, a [new study](http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.6192) shows. Nearly all sexually active men and women in the U.S. get the HPV virus at some point during their lives, making it the most common [sexually transmitted infection](http://time.com/4538891/std-rates-record-high/) in the country. But men, especially, have been slow get the vaccine. A recent study published in the journal _JAMA Oncology_ reveals that in a national survey of 1,868 men from ages 18 to 59, only 10.7% were vaccinated against HPV. The study also found that the prevalence of genital HPV among these men was just over 45%. Typically HPV will go away on its own and will not cause any health issues. Most men and women clear the virus naturally six to 18 months after getting infected. In some cases, however, the virus can cause problems like genital warts or certain cancers, like cervical, vagina, penis or throat cancer. Health authorities recommend all children ages 11 or 12 get two shots of the HPV vaccine, and the findings of the current study suggest the importance of early vaccination. 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