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The HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer and penile cancer.
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GridHEALTH.id – Cervical cancer mostly related to human papillomavirus (HPV), an infection that can be transmitted sexually through vaginal or oral or anal exposure and also through skin-to-skin contact.
Cervical cancer is increasing worldwide and can be reduced only by giving vaccine HPV.
Globally, the age of peak incidence of cervical cancer is 55-59 years. Latest data from National Cancer Registry Program (NCRP) showed that the most common cancer sites among women were the breast and cervix.
“The HPV vaccine is intended for cervical cancer prevention and therefore the vaccine should be given at the age of 9-45 years, preferably before sexual intercourse,” said Dr. Sravanthi Gadhiraju, Consultant Gynecologist, Obstetrician and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Yashoda Hospital, in India.
Quoted from the Medical News Today page, There are three types of HPV vaccine available globally: bivalent, quadrivalent, and 9-valent.
– I have HPV bivalve given to girls and young women aged 9 to 45 years to prevent cervical cancer, which is caused by HPV strains 16 and 18.
This vaccine can be given even if the patient tests positive for HPV or has had an abnormal Pap smear in the past.
– Quadrivalent HPV vaccine protects against infections caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18.
Strains 16 and 18 are responsible for 70-80% of cervical cancers and 6 & 11 are responsible for at least 90% of genital warts.
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