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The study that launched the “HPV vaccine caused infertility” fear (much like the study that linked vaccines to autism) was retracted.

Since then multiple studies have shown no increase in infertility.

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I wasn't aware of that, as I've only ever heard it mentioned in conversation. I'll look into it and bring it up the next time it inevitably comes up in conversation. I'm so exhausted talking about this stuff all the time due to the rehashing, so it will be nice to have something new to add.

This is the problem. Repeating things you heard somewhere without first verifying them.

Now is the time to ask yourself - what other things have I been repeating that I haven’t verified?

I will say I appreciate your willingness to admit the mistake though. It’s refreshing.

For sure. I'm interested in the truth, not in winning an argument. Recent times have resulted in a bombardment of information from an overwhelming number of sources, so I find my standards slipping here and there due to not having the time to verify everything. But that's fine. My theory is that adults learn slower than children in part due to fear of being wrong, and I have no interest in learning slowly. And here we are: I've learned something, and you're feeling refreshed ;). Not a bad outcome.

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