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Gardasil requires a series of three shots given over a six month period. Some women may not finish the series, or may get them at the wrong time, which may cause them not to be fully protected.

Women may have already been infected with HPV prior to getting the vaccine.

yearly pelvic exams are recommended, even if you do not get a Pap smear every year.

Authorized shares refer to the largest number of shares that a single corporation can issue.

outstanding shares refer to the number of stocks that a company actually has issued

This number is shown on a company's balance sheet under the heading "Capital Stock" and is more important than the authorized shares or float. It is used to calculate many metrics, including market capitalization and earnings per share (EPS).

The catch is, if the stock price rises, you lose money since you have to buy the stock back at a higher price.

Short interest is the total number of shares of a particular stock that have been sold short by investors but have not yet been covered or closed out

A large increase or decrease in a stock's short interest from the previous month can be a very telling indicator of investor sentiment.

A high short-interest stock should be approached for buying with extreme caution but not necessarily avoided at all cost

many contrarian investors use short interest as a tool to determine the direction of the market. The rationale is that if everyone is selling, then the stock is already at its low and can only move up. Thus, contrarians feel that a high short-interest ratio (which we will discuss below) is bullish - because eventually there will be significant upward pressure on the stock's price as short sellers cover their short positions (i.e. buy back the stocks they borrowed to return to the lender)