
Originally Posted by
Khitty
the vaccine is recommended for very young girls, as young as 9-12 yrs old to give their body some sort of immunity to HPV. pero pwede gihapon up to age 26 BUT its only going to block HPV types that you have not been exposed before. so if you already had some HPV infection then the vaccine is not going to do much for you.
thats why this vaccine works best for young girls who are not yet sexually active. regular pap test is still strongly advised. even though a big percentage of cervical cancer is caused by HPV, not all cervical cancer is caused by it so this vaccine is not a 100% protection from the disease.