HPY Vaccine question...

[420MissHighTimes420]

Does it protect agianst the type of HPV that causes genital warts? I couldnt find anything that told me. Thanks.

[420MissHighTimes420]

Never mind sorry ... I just found a website that told me that it does! Awsome, I'm gonna get it!

[birdgirl73]

Hey, 420Miss, the Gardisil vaccine protects against four types of HPV. Those four types cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts, which means the vaccine provides good coverage. But it also means there are other types of HPV out there that you won't be vaccinated against.

So it's still real important to have your partner wear protection. The reason they like to give the vaccine to very young girls is to catch them before they've become sexually active. If you've already been sexually active, chances are good you have already have picked up one of the HP viruses, even if you've just had one partner. The viruses are that prevalent nowadays, especially among the young population. Still, you likely won't yet have picked up all four of the highest-risk types of the HP virus, so the vaccine is still beneficial for young women who've already had sexual activity.

Make sure you have your regular yearly "lady" exams and ask your doc or nurse-practitioner about doing an HPV test when your Pap is done. (The tests are very similar). That'll help you know where you stand now and help them be on the lookout for future problems if you've already been exposed.

[420marijuana420]

Hey, 420Miss, the Gardisil vaccine protects against four types of HPV. Those four types cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts, which means the vaccine provides good coverage. But it also means there are other types of HPV out there that you won't be vaccinated against.

So it's still real important to have your partner wear protection. The reason they like to give the vaccine to very young girls is to catch them before they've become sexually active. If you've already been sexually active, chances are good you have already have picked up one of the HP viruses, even if you've just had one partner. The viruses are that prevalent nowadays, especially among the young population. Still, you likely won't yet have picked up all four of the highest-risk types of the HP virus, so the vaccine is still beneficial for young women who've already had sexual activity.

Make sure you have your regular yearly "lady" exams and ask your doc or nurse-practitioner about doing an HPV test when your Pap is done. (The tests are very similar). That'll help you know where you stand now and help them be on the lookout for future problems if you've already been exposed.

wouldn't you know if you had one of the viruses?

[birdgirl73]

wouldn't you know if you had one of the viruses?
No, babe. That's the problem. A large percentage of people who have the HPV virus never know it at all or display symtoms. That's because it often doesn't take hold in the outwardly visible part of your anatomy but rather up inside in the area of the cervix, which, of course, you can't see. The men who carry and transmit the virus to their partners tend to be even more asymptomatic. Sometimes people can get the actual genital warts, but sometimes they can just harbor the virus inside and have minimal symptoms or no symptoms at all. Those viral cells are unbelievably tiny, but they're sinister nonetheless. The viruses reside there in an infected area such as the cervix and set in motion cellular changes that eventually become cervical cancer. A huge percentage of women never even know they've been HPV infected till one year their Pap smear comes back showing either pre-cancerous or cancerous cells. That's why testing, vaccination before sexual activity begins and barrier-prevention methods like condoms are vitally important.

HPV and Genital Warts: Genital Warts Symptoms (http://www.epigee.org/health/hpv_symptoms.html)

[420MissHighTimes420]

Awsome info thanks agian birdgirl!