How To Prevent Cervical Cancer

22 Nov, 2021

Dr. Rajesh Bollam

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           1. Adopt safe sex practices (avoid multiple sexual partners).

  • ·          2.Use of male condoms as barrier contraceptives to reduce the risk of HPV infection.

    ·          3.Timely treatment of reproductive tract infections.

    ·        There is evidence that circumcision for men may reduce the incidence of infection among  sexual partners  HPV vaccination: Prophylactic vaccines for cervical cancer target HPV 16 and 18, the most  common oncogenic types of HPV responsible for cervical cancer. HPV vaccination is not  effective against all oncogenic HPV types. Currently two vaccines, licensed globally are available in India; a quadrivalent vaccine (against HPV genotypes 6, 11, 16, 18) and a bivalent vaccine (against HPV genotypes 16, 18). The vaccine dose is 0.5 ml given intramuscularly, either in the deltoid muscle or in the antero-lateral thigh. It is available as a sterile suspension for injection in a single-dose vial or a prefilled syringe. The recommended age for initiation of vaccination is 9–14 years. Catch-up vaccination is permitted up to the age of 26 years.

    Females who have not been exposed to the HPV infection are likely to benefit more from the vaccine




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