Sage-Tips

Does the Gardasil shot prevent cervical cancer?

Gardasil 9 is an HPV vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and can be used for both girls and boys. This vaccine can prevent most cases of cervical cancer if the vaccine is given before girls or women are exposed to the virus.

How effective has the HPV vaccine been in Australia?

Over 9 million doses of the vaccine have been given to girls and young women in Australia. Research studies have shown early signs of the vaccine’s success including: a 77\% reduction in HPV types responsible for almost 75\% of cervical cancer.

Can I still get HPV after vaccine?

There is a small chance that someone might still get genital warts after having all their HPV vaccine shots. The vaccine protects against 90\% of the HPV strains that cause genital warts. But there are lots of different strains (types) of HPV and the vaccine cannot protect against them all.

Is the HPV vaccine 100\% effective?

The vaccine (Gardasil 9) is highly effective. The HPV vaccine provides almost 100\% protection from nine HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58), if all doses are received at the correct intervals, and if it is given before you have an infection with these types.

Can you still get HPV if you have had the vaccine?

Does the cervical cancer jab prevent cervical cancer?

Contact your school immunisation team or GP surgery. The vaccine is effective at stopping people getting the high-risk types of HPV that cause cancer, including most cervical cancers and some anal, genital, mouth and throat (head and neck) cancers. It’s important to have both doses to be properly protected.

Can you get cervical cancer after vaccination?

What’s more, the incidence of cervical cancer was lowest among those who had been vaccinated before they turned 17. Sasieni adds how “the dramatic reduction in cervical cancer in women vaccinated under the age of 17 underlines the value of the school-based HPV immunisation programme.”

Can monogamous couples get HPV?

At any age, having a new sex partner is a risk factor for getting a new HPV infection. People who are already in a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship are not likely to get a new HPV infection.

Which country has the highest rate of HPV?

The highest HPV prevalence in these women was found in Oceania (21.8\%, estimated to 30.9\% in 2019) and Africa (21.1\%), followed by Europe (14.2\%), America (11.5\%), and Asia (9.4\%) (7, 11, 12).