Women's Health

 

WHO SHOULD RECIEVE GARDASIL?

Gardasil is for girls and women agas 9-26. Gardasil works best when given before you have any contact with HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18.
HPV Types 16 and 18 cause 70% of cervical cancer cases, and HPV Types 6 and 11 cause 90% of genital wart cases. If you've already been infected with HPV, you may still benefit from gardasil because it is unlikely that you have been infected with all 4 types of the virus covered by the vaccine. Your doctor or healthcare professional at Family Reproductive Health Services can help you understand more.

Like other vaccines you and/or your daughter have received, gardasil works to help prevent illness. That's why it's important to talk to your doctor or healthcare professional about getting yourself or your daughter immuniaed now, not later.
You will be helping to protect her future from cervical cancer and genital warts before she's even old enough to worry about them.

Gardasil may not fully protect everyone and does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so its important to continue regular cervical cancer screenings.

Gardasil is given as 3 injections over 6 months and can cause pain, swelling, itching, and redness at the injection site, fever, nausea, and dizziness.

Only you and your doctor or healthcare professional can decide if gardasil is right for you or your daughter.

For any questions or more information please call 1(800)717-1231.

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