16 Oct. 2022
HPV Vaccine
What is HPV vaccine that we called vaccine for cervical cancer?Gardasil is a vaccine protect women from HPV type 16-18 which responsible for cervical cancer up to 80%. It's also protect from other types such HPV 6-11 which cause genital warts. Cervarix is specific for protection you from HPV type 16-18.Who should get this vaccine?Gardasil is for young girl from 9 years old until woman at age 45. Man also can get this vaccine to protect from genital warts and anal cancers.Cervarix is for only woman. Man is not benefit from using it. Could you get HPV vaccine if you already infected? Vaccine cannot treat you but It can protect you from other types of HPV. so the answer is that you should get vaccine even you have HPV positive in cervical smear. Do you need to do cervical smear after vaccination?Yes, of course. Vaccine can protect you from common types of HPV but it cannot protect all the types. You also at low risk of cervical cancer, so cervical smear to find cervical malformation is still benefit. To protect yourself from cervical cancer, meet your doctors for more information and vaccination.Prevention is better than treatment