ADSENSE READY
HEALTH - Infection of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) known to cause cervical cancer, which is a type of cancer that cause of death in women. Infections are easily transmitted through sexual intercourse can be prevented by vaccination.
Currently available are three types of vaccines to prevent infection with HPV, namely Gardasil, 9 Gardasil and Cervarix. The third vaccine prevents infection with HPV types 16 and 18, the two types of virus that cause 70 percent of cervical cancer cases (cervix). In addition, Gardasil 9 also prevent some types of HPV, namely types 31,33,45,52, and 58.
The study concluded that the HPV vaccine is very effective in preventing HPV infection if given before a person exposed to the virus, this means before sexually active. Therefore vaccination should ideally be performed on children aged 9-26 years.
According Prof.Dr.Samsuridjal Djauzi, Sp.PD, the Indonesian Medical Association recommends HPV vaccination since 10-year-old child.
"At that age, the immune again was good. The HPV vaccine will provide a very good prevention," said Samsuridjal in a discussion with Kompas.com in Jakarta (09/16/2016).
In the age of the child, given two doses of the HPV vaccine. A second dose may be given after one year later. After that, your child will be free from the threat of cervical cancer and other diseases caused by HPV.
As quoted from the site cancer.gov, in addition to cervical cancer, HPV vaccination also prevents anal cancer, a disease of precancerous vaginal and anal, and genital warts.
Like all other types of immunization, HPV vaccine will stimulate the body to make antibodies that would later fight the virus if the body is exposed, and prevent the virus from infecting cells. The effectiveness of the vaccine exceeds 90 per cent in preventing disease due to HPV infection.
Vaccine safety is unquestionable. Before the vaccine was licensed by the authorities in various countries, would have to do a study to test the safety and effectiveness.
Thousands of people have already been examined in the study, and so far no serious side effects of the HPV vaccine. The side effects were found among other local symptoms at the injection site, such as red and swollen.
However, this vaccine has not been studied in pregnant women, hence the HPV vaccine is not recommended for women who are pregnant.
