I don’t get it. Everyone online gives advice like “Ask your doctor to get the vaccine even if you’re male” but the pharmacies here in SF refused to give it to me. They said that it’s not indicated for a 35+ yo male.

So I get the theory of this thing. But has anyone actually tried this? Finally I got OneMedical to prescribe it for me for some $1.2k at which point I decided I’ll just get it abroad during some planned travel.

I decided years ago I’d do this because I was going to have girls and I wanted to minimize my daughters’ risk of cancer.

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devinplatt 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Try Planned Parenthood.

Over a decade ago I tried getting the HPV vaccine in my early 20s, but the doctor told me it wasn't recommended for men and that insurance won't cover it. I was young and didn't have the money to pay out of pocket.

I went to Planned Parenthood and got the vaccine last year. At some point they changed the recommendation to men under 45 now and I got all 3 shots free.

Honestly, though I'm glad to have finally got the vaccine it's been a pretty frustrating experience.

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arjie 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Oh that's interesting. Thank you. I have a friend who works there as a provider. I should be able to check before going.

	▲	devinplatt 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's great! For more context, I have Anthem Blue Cross health insurance. The cost might depend on your insurance.

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slackerIII 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just sign up for it at costco online.

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arjie 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Oh, that's much less: $300/dose and there's 3 doses. So that's $900 roughly. Thank you.

	▲	Faaak 17 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Holy cow. In France it's like 3 times less (https://base-donnees-publique.medicaments.gouv.fr/medicament...).

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ljsprague 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How did you know you were going to have girls?

	▲	arjie 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Carrier screening revealed a shared genetic risk so my wife and I decided to do IVF and PGT qualified our female embryos as unaffected (coincidentally, it’s autosomal recessive). If you want to read more: https://wiki.roshangeorge.dev/w/IVF