Just wondering...
2006-10-12 18:17:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
My OB/GYN stated that the current HPV vaccines available were only made for people 26 years or younger. I was very surprised when he said that. I'm over 26 so I don't qualify. The ones available right now would prevent you from getting 2 high risk types and another one for 2 low risk types. He added that even if you already have HPV it is advisable to get the vaccine. Further tests are being done to see how effective it is, but for right now, this vaccine seems to be effective on people who have been administered with the vaccine. He told me that once the new improved vaccines are available in my age category he would make sure that I get it. In this case we'll just wait and see.
It's highly recommended that you get your regular PAP test and screeening even if you already completed the searies of vaccine since for right now it only prevents 70% of HPV's that cauce cervical cancer.
2006-10-12 19:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you CAN get the vaccine even though you have the hpv virus. there are SEVERAL different strains of the virus, some dangerous, some not. the new vaccine that just came out is designed to prevent the dangerous strains from causing cervical cancer and warts. it is a series of three vaccines, and they are not 100 percent effective but effective enough that its worth getting the them, because the other alternative is getting cervical cancer...please go to the website called gardasil.com and research this vaccine and see your doctor and ask about it. hope this helps
2006-10-12 18:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by Boop 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can because the HPV vaccine helps against strains that cause warts/cancer. There are many different strains of HPV that you can have and still get after getting the vaccine but, most of them are harmless.
2006-10-12 19:23:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was reported in Newsweek magazine that it was proven the vaccine kills the hpv virus if you already have it. It also protects you from getting it if you don't have it.
2006-10-12 19:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tara662 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole point of a vaccine is to prevent a virus. Once you have it, you're stuck with it.
2006-10-12 18:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by allison w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hpv is not something you can cure. you may be confusing it with hiv ? either way its not curable. hpv can cause warts and sometimes certain strains can cause cervical cancer in women. if you have hpv you just have it and thats all the is to it, supposedly over 50% of everyone has it.
2006-10-12 18:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vaccine's are preventative, but if there is one, get it anyway, maybe it will reduce the risk of transmission to a partner.
2006-10-12 18:19:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It IS treatable but NOT curable!
http://health.rutgers.edu/HPV/HPV.htm
http://www.hpvtreatments.net/
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdhpv.htm
http://www.forces-of-nature.net/topics/warts/HPV_Treatments.htm
http://www.shs.unc.edu/library/articles/hpv.html
2006-10-12 18:19:34 · answer #8 · answered by mystique_dragon4 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you talking about Human papilonia virus? I don't think you can get a shot for that.You can only treat it.
2006-10-12 18:19:46 · answer #9 · answered by Cf Precious 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Vaccines are to prevent against disease, they don't cure it.
2006-10-12 18:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋