(2.) why hasn't my doctor asked me if I
wanted it???
(3.) what should I do???
I'm a virgin by the way
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Jessrne
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 23 Location: Andersonville
Human Papillomavirus (hpv) Vaccine Posted: 01-02-07 04:13am
Who should get the hpv vaccine?
The hpv vaccine is recommended for 11-12
year-old girls, and can be given to girls
as young as 9. The vaccine is also
recommended for 13-26 year-old girls/women
who have not yet received or completed the
vaccine series. Ideally, females should
get the vaccine before they are sexually
active. Females who are sexually active
may also benefit from the vaccine. But
they may get less benefit from the vaccine
since they may have already acquired one
or more hpv type(s) covered by the
vaccine.
Efficacy of the hpv vaccine...
Studies have found the vaccine to be
almost 100% effective in preventing
diseases caused by the four hpv types
covered by the vaccine– including
precancers of the cervix, vulva and
vagina, and genital warts. The vaccine
has mainly been studied in young women who
had not been exposed to any of the four
hpv types in the vaccine. The vaccine was
less effective in young women who had
already been exposed to one of the hpv
types covered by the vaccine. This
vaccine does not treat existing hpv
infections, genital warts, precancers or
cancers.
The hpv vaccine is given through a series
of three shots over a 6-month period. The
second and third doses should be given 2
and 6 months (respectively) after the
first dose.
