ACOG issues HPV vaccine recommendations

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced their recommendations to ob/gyns for HPV vaccination in women age 9 to 26. Not exactly a surprise that the group supports routine vaccination, but it's an important action, as ob/gyns see the vast majority of women in the 'catch-up' immunization group -- age 13 and above. Coupled with efforts by primary care providers, encouragement for vaccination by ob/gyns increases the likelihood of high vaccination rates overall among the large catch-up population. There's ample evidence that official recommendations from professional groups such as this do influence physician practices.

Here's the ACOG press release as well as excerpts from the full recommendations posted yesterday on the ACOG website. The full recommendations will be published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.