Can you get the gardasil vaccine if you were told you had hpv years ago?
You can receive the HPV vaccine if you have been diagnosed with HPV genital warts or abnormal cervical cell changes…if you are under the age of 26. The vaccine only prevents two low risk HPV types 6 and 11 which cause 90% of visible genital warts and two HPV types 16 and 18 which have been linked to 70% of cervical cancers. They are 40 high and low risk HPV types. You had an HPV infection years ago…but at this time there is no HPV types that tells is what specific HPV type we carry. You may have acquired one of the 4 HPV types years before…and the vaccine cannot prevent an HPV type that you already have. There is some question if the vaccine is cost effective for the a gal in her mid 20’s. The vaccine may have some benefit…. You can find more information on the vaccine at www.gardasil.com Study Examines Cost-Effectiveness Of HPV Vaccine 22 Aug 2008 The cost of administering human papillomavirus vaccines is justified in pre-adolescent girls but becomes less so as the age of wome
