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Cervical cancer vaccine - are you fully immunized against HPV?

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Many advertisements of cervical cancer vaccines are visible all over the media. However, these ads do not seem to be precise on who needs to get vaccinated, how many doses there are, and whether there are side effects that people should be aware of. Read along to get more information on these inquiries and more.

 

Cervical Cancer is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the human papillomavirus, better known as HPV. Immunizing patients affected with HPV will definitely decrease the growing number of cervical cancer cases globally.  Dr. Bobbie Gustout, a gynecologic surgeon and HPV infection expert in Mayo Clinic shares his knowledge on cervical cancer vaccination.
 

How Cervical Cancer Vaccines Work:

Because cervical cancer is a result of sexual contact with an infected person, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two (2) cervical cancer vaccines – Cervarix and Gardasil. This provides protection to girls or women before she is exposed to the virus. For Gardasil, an added protection against vaginal and vulvar cancer, as well as genital warts is provided to those vaccinated.
 

Who Should Get Vaccinated and When To Start:

Generally, the vaccine is recommended to boys and girls who have just reached puberty – from as early as 9 up to 12 years old. It is crucial to be vaccinated before exposure to HPV, which is through sexual contact. The vaccine may not be as effective once the teen is already infected with HPV.
 
For those who have not been vaccinated before exposure to the virus, women through 26 and men through 21 should receive the vaccine as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Men above 26 years may receive the vaccine should they wish to be protected.
 
Cervarix and Gardasil are given for three doses within a six-month period. After the first dose, the patient shall wait for one-two months for the second dose, then for six months for the third dose.
 
The cervical cancer vaccines are not recommended to pregnant or severely ill patients, as well as those with severe allergies, especially to latex and yeast.
 

The Importance of Completing Three Doses

Clinical trials have observed that antibody levels have increased continuously with the doses of the vaccine in women. However, researchers have not yet fully defined the level of protection needed to fully be immunized against HPV. Because antibody levels fall after getting a vaccine, the greatest HPV protection can be acquired only through high antibody levels in the beginning and maintained for a longer period of time.
 
Researchers have also determined that over time that three doses of the vaccine or a booster shot later may not be necessary.
 

Benefits for Sexually Active Patients Who Get Vaccinated:

Both cervical cancer vaccines have been tested in clinical trials to women up to age 26, with some already infected with HPV. Both vaccines have been found effective to respondents. Because there are several strains of HPV that causes cervical cancer, Gardasil and Cervarix protects infected individuals from the other strains of HPV. Multiple sexual partners increase the risk of exposure to more strains of HPV.
 
 

 

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