8. WHO NEEDS IT & WHAT IS THE DOSE?
9 to 14 years, 2 doses (CDC)
15 to 26 years, three doses (CDC)
9 to 45 years (US FDA)
9. WHO SHOULDN’T GET THE VACCINE?
PREGNANCY
SEVERELY ILL
REACTION AT ITS LAST
DOSE
10. ANY SIDE EFFECTS?
COMMON – SORENESS, SWELLING AT INJECTION SITE
OCCASIONAL – N, V, DIZZINESS, FAINTING
11. IS IT EFFECTIVE IF YOU ARE SEXUALLY
ACTIVE?
YES
PROTECTION FROM OTHER STRAINS
BUT CANNOT TREAT EXISTING HPV INFECTION
12. WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE NOT IN
RECOMMENDED VACCINE AGE GROUP?
REGULAR PAP
USE CONDOMS (ORAL, VAGINAL OR ANAL SEX)
AVOID SMOKING
WARNING SIGN: POSTCOITAL OR POSTMENOPAUSAL
BLEEDING
13. DO WOMEN STILL NEED PAP TEST?
YES
IT HASN’T REPLACED PAP TESTS
18. HPV IS RARE
Accounts for maximum number of STIs worldover
HPV is transmitted through AIR
Infected skin or mucus membrane – mouth, anus, cervix,
vagina or penis
19. Only one type of HPV causes cancer
Low Risk (6,11)
High Risk (16,18, 31,33, 45,52,58)
If you're not having sex, don't worry about it
Any genital contact can spread an HPV infection, so anyone
with a sexual history could be at risk.
Having more sexual partners, and having sex at an earlier
age, could increase the overall risk.
20. Vaccine wont work if infected with HPV
Vaccine prevents against other strains even if
infected with one or two strains
Contracting HPV doesn’t mean you will not get
again
There are more than 100 strains of HPV. Having immunity
to a single strain doesn't preclude a person from being
infected with another.
