Do you have to be sexually active...? (Woman only)?!


Question: Do you have to be sexually active!.!.!.!? (Woman only)!?
Do you have to be sexually active to get HPV diseases/cervical cancer!? I'm 15 and I'm supposed to get Gardasil!. I want to hold it off for a few more years because I heard it hurts and I hate needles!. But my doctor insists I get it because I might have sex!. But I never had sex and I don't plan to anytime soon, especially during high school!

But can you get HPV diseases even if you don't have sex!? Because in that case, I would get Gardasil!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
If you don't plan on being sexually active anytime soon, I'd say hold off on it!. It is a new drug and people have NO IDEA what kind of long term side effects it could have!. Hell, it could make you infertile or cause different kinds of cancer in the long run!. We don't know!. Don't let your doc pressure you if you're not at risk!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

GARDASIL is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against 4 types of human papillomavirus (HPV): 2 types that cause 70% of cervical cancer cases, and 2 more types that cause 90% of genital warts cases!. GARDASIL is for girls and young women ages 9 to 26!.

GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone, and does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so it



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