HPV Vaccines
HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination is cancer prevention. This is why it is important that all children get vaccinated against HPV.
- What is the HPV vaccine?
- What does the HPV vaccine do?
- When should the HPV vaccine be given and who should get it?
- What are the 91黑料不打烊 recommendations for HPV vaccination?
- Does the HPV vaccine work?
- Is the HPV vaccine safe?
- How long does the HPV vaccine last?
- Does the HPV vaccine affect fertility?
- Do people who were vaccinated for HPV need to be tested for HPV?
- How much does the HPV vaccine cost?
What is the HPV vaccine?
HPV vaccines can help protect children and young adults from some HPV infections. These vaccines are used to prevent some types of cancer that can result from an HPV infection. They will not treat an HPV infection. And they will not protect against cancer if a person already has an HPV infection.
Gardasil 9 is the only HPV vaccine available in the US. Other HPV vaccines are available outside the US, but these don’t protect against as many types of HPV as Gardasil 9 does.
Each vaccine requires a series of injections (shots) – either 2 or 3 depending on a person’s age. The injections are most often given in the muscle of the upper arm. Research is still being done on giving just 1 dose of HPV vaccine.
What does the HPV vaccine do?
Giving the vaccine to boys and girls between 9 and 12 years old can prevent more than 90% of HPV-related cancers when they get older.
The vaccine helps prevent infection from 2 low-risk cutaneous HPV types: HPV-6 and HPV-11.
It also protects against several high-risk mucosal HPV types, including