The approved age range currently is from 9-26. It is recommended that girl receive it between the ages of 12-18, but older women can get it, too.
The vaccines provide protection against HPV, different strains of which can cause both genital warts and cervical (and other genital) cancers.
Gardasil is also approved for male for the prevention of genital warts. Gardasil has 4 strains of HPV, 2 of which are common cause of genital warts. The Cervarix is only for women because it has only 2 strains (same one as in Gardasil) that commonly seen in Cervical cancer.
It is thought the protection against HPV will be life long, but the vaccine has not been around long enough for studies to prove this.
The HPV vaccine is a genetically modified vaccine and therefore is not considered to be live.
The external viral proteins of the HPV vaccine.
No. It is a preventative.
There is no evidence that HPV vaccine causes cervical cancer. Because the vaccine doesn't contain live virus, it can't cause HPV disease.
No they can not.
No, the HPV vaccine shouldn't delay your period - in some rare cases it's been said that HPV has effected womens fertility, but there is no confirmation of this. It's most likely that if you're getting the HPV vaccine you're in your teens so irregular cycles are normal at your age, it's likely got absolutely nothing at all to do with your getting the HPV vaccine.
No
All HPV vaccines are recombinant. They are not live vaccines.
You can discuss your desire for HPV vaccine with your health are provider if you are over 40. It is possible that you will have to pay out of pocket.
Sure you can. There are numerous strains of HPV. The Gardasil will help with 4 of them. Even if you know that you're currently infected with one of the 4 strains in the Gardasil vaccine, it can still help you with the other 3.
The vaccine is called Humanpapillomovirus vaccine, and is given to girls from the age of around 16 it varies from country to country. The vaccine is not a live vaccine but it is for protection from STI sexuall transmitted diseases.
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