HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians

I chose this quality tool because I wanted to be educated on the n ew vaccine that's out for female called Gardasil. 12,000 women are diagnosed yearly with some type of cervical cancer and nearly 4,000 dies out of that population. I learned that the vaccine works best in females before they become sexually active; therefore, its recommend for girls age 9-15 to get the shots early in life. The catch up vaccine is recommend for females who are already sexually active. Its said to be protect again four types of hpv 16, 18, (cervical cancer) and 6, 11 (genital warts). Its said that a person can still receive the vaccines even if they have one or had on type of hpv because the vaccine will protect against the other types. I found it interesting to know that males are only affectd by 1% and that they are currently developing a vaccine for males. I also learned that cervical cancer claims the most lives in American women in the U.S. It was also shock to know that this is a drug that safe for pregnant women even though its not recommend that pregnant women get the vaccines. I think that this is something very important that all women should talk to their OB/GYN about. This vaccine can be free in females 18 and younger that has some type of medical coverage, even if the female dont have coverage through vaccines for children.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-Vaccine-hcp.htm