• Cancers
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Lymphoma
    • Penile Cancer
    • Uterine Cancer
    • Breast Cancer
    • Stomach Cancer
    • Bone Cancer
    • Cervical Cancer
    • Brain Cancer
    • Leukemia (Blood Cells Cancer)
    • Endometrial Cancer
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Kidney Cancer
  • Brain
    • Stroke
    • Dyslexia
    • Down Syndrome
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Alcoholism
    • Autism
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Epilepsy
    • Schizophrenia
    • Insomnia
    • Alzheimer’s Disease
    • Parkinson’s Disease
    • Migraine
    • Phobia
  • Heart
    • Hypertension
    • Endocarditis
    • Coronary Heart Disease
    • Myocardial Infarction
    • Arrhythmia
    • Angina
    • Enlarged heart
    • Pericarditis
    • Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease
    • Ventricular Septal Defect
    • Hypotension
  • Urinary Health
    • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Diabetic Nephropathy
    • Urinary Tract Infection
    • Prostatitis
    • Urinary Incontinence
    • Enlarged Prostate
    • Blood in Urine
    • Kidney Stones
    • Erectile Dysfunction
    • Cystitis
  • Eye
    • Myopia
    • Glaucoma
    • Dry Eyes
    • Conjunctivitis
    • Cataracts
    • Color Blindness
    • Macular Degeneration
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Retinal Detachment
    • Keratoconus
  • Skin
    • Shingles
    • Rosacea
    • Eczema
    • Vitiligo
    • Psoriasis
    • Scabies
    • Acne
    • Dandruff
  • Women Health
    • Uterine Fibroids
    • Pregnancy
    • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
    • Vaginitis
    • Endometriosis
    • Preeclampsia
    • Menstruation
    • Ovarian Cyst
    • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Digestive Health
    • Celiac Disease
    • Hemorrhoids
    • Achalasia
    • Diarrhea
    • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
    • Diverticulitis
    • Liver Cirrhosis
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Constipation
    • Appendicitis
    • Ulcerative Colitis
    • Gallstones
    • Crohn’s Disease
  • Bone Health
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Osteoporosis
    • Cyst
    • Osteomyelitis
    • Sciatica
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Calcium Deficiency
    • Gout
    • Rickets in Children
    • Spinal Stenosis
  • Dental
    • Periodontal Disease
    • Dental Caries
    • Bad Breath
    • Sensitive Teeth
    • Dry Mouth
    • Supernumerary Teeth
    • Bruxism
    • Tooth Loss
    • Impacted Tooth
  • More
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Rhinitis
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
    • Thalassemia
    • Hepatitis
    • Sinusitis
    • Acromegaly
    • Health and Wellness
    • Achondroplasia
    • Diabetes Mellitus
    • Asthma
    • Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)
    • Sleep Apnea
    • Tuberculosis

Write For Us

What's Hot

How Big Are Kidney Stones?

February 3, 2021
Dyslexia

What Do Words Look Like to a Dyslexic Person?

February 3, 2021
Gallstones without a gallbladder image

Can you Get Gallstones without a Gallbladder?

July 12, 2022
Facebook Twitter YouTube
DiseaseFix – World's Largest Disease Information Center
  • Write For Us
Facebook Twitter YouTube
  • Cancers
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Lymphoma
    • Penile Cancer
    • Uterine Cancer
    • Breast Cancer
    • Stomach Cancer
    • Bone Cancer
    • Cervical Cancer
    • Brain Cancer
    • Leukemia (Blood Cells Cancer)
    • Endometrial Cancer
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Kidney Cancer
  • Brain
    • Stroke
    • Dyslexia
    • Down Syndrome
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Alcoholism
    • Autism
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Epilepsy
    • Schizophrenia
    • Insomnia
    • Alzheimer’s Disease
    • Parkinson’s Disease
    • Migraine
    • Phobia
  • Heart
    • Hypertension
    • Endocarditis
    • Coronary Heart Disease
    • Myocardial Infarction
    • Arrhythmia
    • Angina
    • Enlarged heart
    • Pericarditis
    • Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease
    • Ventricular Septal Defect
    • Hypotension
  • Urinary Health
    • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Diabetic Nephropathy
    • Urinary Tract Infection
    • Prostatitis
    • Urinary Incontinence
    • Enlarged Prostate
    • Blood in Urine
    • Kidney Stones
    • Erectile Dysfunction
    • Cystitis
  • Eye
    • Myopia
    • Glaucoma
    • Dry Eyes
    • Conjunctivitis
    • Cataracts
    • Color Blindness
    • Macular Degeneration
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Retinal Detachment
    • Keratoconus
  • Skin
    • Shingles
    • Rosacea
    • Eczema
    • Vitiligo
    • Psoriasis
    • Scabies
    • Acne
    • Dandruff
  • Women Health
    • Uterine Fibroids
    • Pregnancy
    • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
    • Vaginitis
    • Endometriosis
    • Preeclampsia
    • Menstruation
    • Ovarian Cyst
    • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Digestive Health
    • Celiac Disease
    • Hemorrhoids
    • Achalasia
    • Diarrhea
    • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
    • Diverticulitis
    • Liver Cirrhosis
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Constipation
    • Appendicitis
    • Ulcerative Colitis
    • Gallstones
    • Crohn’s Disease
  • Bone Health
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Osteoporosis
    • Cyst
    • Osteomyelitis
    • Sciatica
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Calcium Deficiency
    • Gout
    • Rickets in Children
    • Spinal Stenosis
  • Dental
    • Periodontal Disease
    • Dental Caries
    • Bad Breath
    • Sensitive Teeth
    • Dry Mouth
    • Supernumerary Teeth
    • Bruxism
    • Tooth Loss
    • Impacted Tooth
  • More
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Rhinitis
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
    • Thalassemia
    • Hepatitis
    • Sinusitis
    • Acromegaly
    • Health and Wellness
    • Achondroplasia
    • Diabetes Mellitus
    • Asthma
    • Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)
    • Sleep Apnea
    • Tuberculosis
DiseaseFix – World's Largest Disease Information Center
Home » Cancers » Cervical Cancer » Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination for Prevention of Cervical Cancer in Women

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination for Prevention of Cervical Cancer in Women

Happy KumariBy Happy KumariUpdated:April 19, 20216 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email
Contents Hide
1 What are human papillomaviruses (HPV)?
2 Which cancers are caused by HPV?
3 HPV vaccination for cervical cancer: What types of HPV does the vaccine protect against
4 Does the HPV vaccine prevent HPV that causes cervical cancer? How effective is the HPV vaccine?
5 HPV vaccine age limit: Who should get the HPV vaccines?
6 Human papillomavirus vaccine schedule, timing, and doses: Cervical cancer vaccine schedule
7 Are there any adults who should avoid the HPV vaccine? Can pregnant and breastfeeding women take HPV vaccines?
8 HPV injection site: How is the HPV vaccine given? Where is the HPV shot injected?

What are human papillomaviruses (HPV)?

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of about 200 related viruses. About 40 types of them can easily spread through direct sexual contact, from the skin and mucous membranes of the infected people. They can be spread by vaginal, anal, and oral sex.

Other HPV types are responsible for other diseases and conditions such as non-genital warts.

Which cancers are caused by HPV?

HPVs can cause several types of cancer, such as:

  • Cervical cancer
  • Anal cancer
  • Cancers of the anus and back of the throat: including the base of the tongue and tonsils
  • Other rare cancers such as vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer, penile cancers etc

More: Early Detection, Prevention, and Screening of Cervical Cancer

More: About Cervical Cancer (Overview And Types): Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention

HPV vaccination for cervical cancer: What types of HPV does the vaccine protect against

Cervical cancer is mainly caused by Human Papillomavirus infection. It is one of the leading cancer types in women around the world and the second most common cancer in women worldwide. There are several methods of prevention of cervical cancer, but prevention by vaccination (HPV shot) is emerging as the most effective option.

Cervical cancer vaccines: What HPV vaccines are available to prevent cervical cancer?

Three HPV vaccines are approved by the FDA to prevent HPV infection. These are:

  • Gardasil
  • Gardasil 9
  • Cervarix

All of these HPV vaccine types can prevent infections with HPV types 16 and 18, two high-risk HPVs that cause most of the cervical cancers and some of the other HPV-associated cancers.

Gardasil can also prevent infection with HPV types which cause most of the genital warts. Gardasil 9 too prevents infection with several high-risk HPV types.

HPV Vaccine Gardasil and its benefits

It helps prevent infection by HPV-16, HPV-18, and also HPV-6 and HPV-11, the two HPV types that cause 90% of the genital warts. Gurdasil is used to prevent cancers and pre-cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, penis, and throat.

HPV Vaccine Gardasil 9 and its benefits

Gardasil 9 can protect against nine HPV types which cause about 90% of all cervical cancer cases in women, 95% of all HPV-related cancers in men, and 90% of genital warts.

Gardasil 9 shot provides vaccinated people with protection against these nine types of HPVs:

  • types 16 and 18 – they cause the majority of HPV-related cancers
  • types 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 – common HPV types associated with cervical cancer
  • types 6 and 11, which cause 90% of genital warts

Does the HPV vaccine prevent HPV that causes cervical cancer? How effective is the HPV vaccine?

The HPV vaccine targets the HPV types that most commonly cause cervical cancer and some other cancers as listed above. It also protects against the HPV types that cause most genital warts.

Protection from HPV vaccine is expected to be long-lasting. But none of the currently available HPV vaccines protect against all HPV infections that cause cancer. It is therefore important for any women even after HPV vaccination to continue with cervical cancer screening at regular time intervals as recommended by the doctor.

HPV vaccine age limit: Who should get the HPV vaccines?

HPV vaccine for women

The FDA has approved Gardasil and Gardasil 9 for use in females of age between 9 and 26 for the prevention of HPV-associated cervical, vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers and pre-cancers thereof, and genital warts.

Cervarix is approved by the FDA for use in females of an age between 9 and 25 years for the prevention of HPV-caused cervical cancer.

HPV vaccine for men

Gardasil and Gardasil 9 are also approved by FDA for use in males for the prevention of HPV-related anal cancer, pre-cancers, and genital warts.

HPV vaccine for boys and girls (kids) age

Boys and girls should start getting the HPV vaccine series at an age of 11 or 12 years. The HPV vaccine series can be started as early as age 9 and should be finished before boys turn 13 years old.

If you haven’t already got your preteen or teen boys vaccinated, it’s not too late. If the boy is already 15 years old and hasn’t started the HPV vaccine series, he will need three shots, over 6 months.

More: Cervical Biopsy: Types, Procedure, Risks, and Recovery

Human papillomavirus vaccine schedule, timing, and doses: Cervical cancer vaccine schedule

The schedule for HPV vaccine under immunization program for cervical cancer and other risks currently is:

  • first dose in year 8 at school
  • second dose at least six months after the first dose

If a girl misses any of the two doses of HPV vaccinations at school, she should contact the school immunisation team or her parents. Preferably, it should be done as early as possible.

Older girls, as old as 18 years old, should talk to their doctor about how to get vaccinated and the schedule for their doses.

Are there any adults who should avoid the HPV vaccine? Can pregnant and breastfeeding women take HPV vaccines?

These people should not get the HPV vaccine:

  • people who had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previously taken dose of the HPV vaccine
  • pregnant women
  • someone who had an allergic reaction to an ingredient contained in the HPV vaccine
  • anyone with other severe illnesses

The HPV vaccine is not proved to be harmful to pregnant women or their unborn babies. However, pregnant women are advised not to receive the HPV vaccine due to lack of conclusive support. Women who are breastfeeding are recommended to safely receive the HPV vaccine.

HPV injection site: How is the HPV vaccine given? Where is the HPV shot injected?

The human papillomavirus shot is given as an injection into the upper arm – usually two doses are needed, with at least six months gap.

According to CDC recommendations, HPV vaccines should be given intramuscularly in the deltoid region of the upper arm or in the higher anterolateral area of the thigh.

Preferably, the injection should be given in the deltoid region of the upper arm as it is considered as the preferred site for administration of the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer and other risks. It should not be administered intravenously, intra-dermally, or subcutaneously.

Happy Kumari
  • LinkedIn

Happy Kumari is a biotechnologist with Masters degree in Biotechnology. She has pursued her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Amity University, Noida. She aspires to contribute in the field of healthcare and research. Happy has worked at Effectual Knowledge Services as a Patent Associate. Currently she is associated with Maxinov Solutions Private LTD as Research Analyst and a medical content writer at Diseasefix. Happy's area of interest includes research in the field of Cancer Biology.

Follow-Up Reads

Real Life Experiences About Coping With Cancer

April 22, 2021

ASCO’s Recommendations for Preventing Cervical Cancer in Women Worldwide – 2016: Important Highlights

April 21, 2021
Chemotherapy for Cancer

What You Should Know About Chemotherapy for Cancer

April 21, 2021

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Best Practices for staying Healthy: Strategies & Tactics
doctor with mask Best Practices for staying Healthy

Treatment for COPD in the Elderly Explained

By Kapil Sharma5 Mins Read

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and debilitating condition that affects the lungs,…

Lemon Juice Glass

Top 10 Home Remedies to Pass a Kidney Stone in 24 Hours

February 20, 2023
Runny Nose

Spike in H3N2 Influenza Cases in Delhi-NCR

February 16, 2023
Newborn child

Healing From a Stillbirth or Infant Loss: A Guide for Parents

February 14, 2023
Latest Posts
Blue ceramic coffee cup

Home Detox and Cleansing Trends

June 2, 2023
CT Scan

Mastering the Art of Reading CT Scans for Cancer Diagnosis: Key Tips and Techniques

June 2, 2023
Depressant Effects

Is Alcohol a Stimulant: Separating Fact From Fiction

June 2, 2023
person showing magnifying eyeglasses

10 Essential Medical Equipment for Every Healthcare Facility

June 1, 2023
Athlete tying shoe

Eight Powerful Ways of Improving Athletic Performance

June 1, 2023
Subscribe To Our Newsletter
About Us
About Us

DiseaseFix is primarily known as an online publisher of disease-centric medical information related to human health and well-being. The information is published as disease modules accessible to users from across the world free of cost.

Email Us: contact@diseasefix.com

Our Picks
Breast Cancer

Moving Forward After Breast Cancer Surgery

December 30, 2022
Five Things Patients Experience Immediately After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Five Things Patients Experience Immediately After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

April 23, 2021

Real Life Experiences About Coping With Cancer

April 22, 2021
Company

Disease Index

About Us

Our Team

Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

Contact Us

Write For Us

 

Facebook Twitter YouTube
© 2023 Diseasefix. All rights reserved.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.