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HPV
Virus Vaccine
An HPV
virus vaccine to cure human papillomavirus has not as yet
been found, there is now a vaccine called (Gardasil) that
when given young women 9 to26 will help prevent cervical
cancer. The HPV virus vaccine will help to guard against a
young woman becoming infected with 2 types of HPV.
There
are 2 types of HPV that cause 70% of all cervical cancers
and another 2 that cause 90% of all genital warts cases
that are reported.
Gardasil
HPV virus
vaccine is believed to be more effective when
given before a young woman becomes sexually active. Even
if you are sexually active the HPV virus vaccine will
still benefit you, because it is usually unlikely that you
have been exposed to all of the cancer causing HPV types.
Gardasil HPV virus vaccine will be given in 3 doses over a
period of 6 months.
Mothers
of young daughters should ask their health care providers
for more information on the HPV virus vaccine Gardasil.
Thousands
of women die each year from cervical cancer, this can be
prevented in most cases when a woman has a yearly (Pap
test). Your health care provider will determine if there
are any abnormal HPV cells present during the exam.
Human
papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually
transmitted disease (STD) in the world. There are 20
million reported cases Of HPV in the United States alone
with over 6 million newly reported cases per year. The
Center for Disease Control estimates the number of HPV
infection is much higher, due to the fact that a person
can be infected for up to 5 years before having any signs
or symptoms therefore spreading HPV.
In most
cases a person that has been exposed to HPV will show some
signs of warts and other symptoms within 3 weeks to 6
months.
Men and
women that are sexually active with multiple partners are
exposing themselves to the new partner as well as every
sexual partner they have been with over the past 5 years.
It is recommended that women having multiple partners see
their health care provider once a year for a Pap test and
men once a year for an STD exam.
While a
man is undergoing an exam for STDs a health care provider
may find warts on their penis or around the anus that can
not been seen by the infected person.
If you
think that you have been exposed to HPV call your health
care provider immediately, they may determine that you can
still benefit from the HPV virus vaccine Gardasil.
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