Will the vaccine for cervical cancer work if you already had sex, but used a con!
Question: My friend told me that the vaccine would not work if you already had sex. However im not sure if she had meant unprotected sex or sex with condom. I had my first shot before i had sex... that is i believe i did. I'm getting my second dose in about a month. My main concern is whether the vaccine would work or if im just taking the doses with no protection or effect at all.
Answers: My friend told me that the vaccine would not work if you already had sex. However im not sure if she had meant unprotected sex or sex with condom. I had my first shot before i had sex... that is i believe i did. I'm getting my second dose in about a month. My main concern is whether the vaccine would work or if im just taking the doses with no protection or effect at all.
It should not be a problem. It is prior exposure to certain strains of HPV that would make it less effective.
Do remember the vaccine does not protect against causes of cervical cancer and you still will need pap smears.
the vaccine will work if you get it before the cancer shows. it is not 100 percent, but it is better than nothing
If you have not already been infected it will work. Also keep in mind it does not protect you against every virus. Therefore safe sex is still your best line of defense.
I don't think having sex or not matters (as long as you're not infected), when your getting you Gardasil inoculation, I had seen married women taking it, but I still advise you to practise safe sex cause Gardasil don't prevents HIV.
Cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) types 16 and 18. By receiving the vaccine, you are protected from HPV infection to begin with, stopping the first stage of cervical cancer development.
Does the vaccine offer benefits if you're already sexually active?
Yes. In clinical trials, the vaccine was effective in a group of sexually active women age 26 or younger, some of whom had already been infected with one or more types of HPV. There's a caveat, however. The cervical cancer vaccine blocks HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18, but only if you haven't been exposed to those particular types of HPV. The more sexual partners you've had, the greater your chance of having been exposed to multiple types of HPV