For the first time, Federal health experts are calling for all boys be routinely vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, or HPV.

The vaccine created controversy in 2006, when it was first recommended for pre-teen girls. Many parents objected to talking about STDs with children that young.

However, the CDC says the 3-dose vaccine prevents cervical, anal & some throat cancers. It also prevents many STDs caused by HPV, including genital warts.

The new recommendation comes less than a week after a new study  shows 1 in 15 Americans are infected with oral HPV, and that the disease is especially common among men.

HPV is typically found in the genital area, affecting up to 80 percent of men and women at some point in their lives, but can be transmitted to the mouth area by intimate contact, including oral sex.

Some 40 million doses of the vaccine have been administered since the original recommendation began.