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about hpv and gardasil
One of your best sources of information about HPV and GARDASIL is your doctor or healthcare professional. Be sure to ask any questions you have. You may want to consider taking this list of questions about HPV and GARDASIL with you. These questions can be a great way to get the conversation started.
If you are a parent and want questions especially for your daughter's doctor or healthcare professional, you can find them here.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor:
- If I'm not sexually active yet, why should I get vaccinated now, not later?
- If I'm already sexually active, should I still get vaccinated?
- If I get vaccinated, how likely is it that I could still get cervical cancer or genital warts?
- How does GARDASIL work? Could I get HPV or any other diseases from
the vaccine? - What are the side effects of GARDASIL?
- Could GARDASIL affect any other medications I'm currently taking?
- Before I get vaccinated, are there any other tests you have to do?
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GARDASIL
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.
Anyone who is allergic to the ingredients of GARDASIL should not receive the vaccine. GARDASIL is not for women who are pregnant. GARDASIL does not treat cervical cancer or genital warts.
GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone, and does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so it’s important to continue routine cervical cancer screenings. GARDASIL will not protect against diseases caused by other HPV types or against diseases not caused by HPV.
The side effects include pain, swelling, itching, and redness at the injection site, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting. GARDASIL is given as 3 injections over 6 months.
Only a doctor or healthcare professional can decide if GARDASIL is right for you or your daughter.
Read the Patient Product Information or the Prescribing Information for GARDASIL.
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This site is intended only for residents of the United States, its territories, and Puerto Rico.
GARDASIL is a registered trademark of Merck & Co., Inc.
