I read about the cervical cancer vacine and know that the vacine is against HPV strainds 6, 11, 16 and 18. Since my daughter is almost 26, I guess if she has HPV than there is no need for the vaccine any way. An HPV test would definitely tell if the vaccine would be needed in her case. Please let me know if she should have an HPV test. Thanks
Is It A Good Idea To Test For Hpv Before Getting A Cervical Cancer Vacine?
October 28, 2009 By 7 Comments
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I would not get it even if I were in the age range.
She should be getting tested with her yearly pap smear.
There are many forms of HPV and the vacination is to prevent several forms. If she already has one of the strains it will vacinate against the other strains.
Also at 26 she should have had an HPV test in the past at her annual gyno visit.
An HPV test is a pap smear, and if your daughter has been sexually active ever in her life, then she should have had one of these before.
If she has been healthy in that department, then she can go ahead and have the vaccine.
Typically, the HPV test is administered to women age 30 and older. Women under 30 are indeed sometimes diagnosed with cervical cancer despite having normal Pap results. However, it is relatively rare. Both the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) agree that routine testing for HPV at this age is not necessary or useful. The reason is that HPV infection is very common in young women, but usually goes away on its own or is suppressed by the body before it causes any problems. That means that if younger women were tested routinely, many would be found to have HPV and thus undergo additional, unnecessary testing.
Sometimes, doctors will recommend an HPV test to women under age 30 when the lab is unable to determine whether their Pap is normal or abnormal. An HPV test will let you know if you have a high-risk type of the virus and thus need further examination to catch any abnormal cells that need treatment.
You might find more information here: http://www.thehpvtest.com/under-30/HPV-t…
Hope this helps,
Tracey from theHPVtest.com
If I were you I wouldn’t let her get it. This vaccine only prevents about 70% of the HPVs anyway. And it seems like there are many more negatives that far outweigh the positives with this vaccine. If she has been getting her annual PAP since she was 18, and they have all been normal PAPs, she should be at about the point where her exams are every two years. And if she is having safe sex, she won’t need to worry about getting HPV. Safe sex sounds a lot easier than getting a vaccine that, come to find out 10 or 15 years down the road causes cancer or something.
She’d need to talk to her doctor, to see if its right for her. As a woman with HPV, i’d do anything for me or my daughter to prevent it from materializing. People still get the flu vaccine, and that doesn’t cover all strains of the flu. I think they should immunize men as well, so they don’t spread it.
I would have a pap done and if it comes back abnormal, then it is most likely hpv, and the doctor will pull her in for another test to be sure (probably a colposcopy). Next time she is at the gyno tell them to run the hpv.
Most women get it sometime in their life if they are sexually active – so being 26, she may already have it.
BUT…if she doesn’t- have her get the vaccine!!! why take the chance of getting it? it’ll cause her misery when she does get it!