We offer HPV vaccine at our pharmacy. .
It helps protect against cancers caused by HPV, including:
It also helps protect against genital warts.
HPV is the name given to a very common group of viruses.
There are many types of HPV, some of which are called "high risk" because they're linked to the development of cancers, such as cervical cancer, anal cancer, genital cancers, and cancers of the head and neck.
Other types can cause conditions like warts or verrucas.
High risk types of HPV can be found in more than 99% of cervical cancers.
There's a lesser association between HPV and some of the anal and genital cancers, and cancers of the head and neck.
HPV infections do not usually cause any symptoms, and most people will not know they're infected.
The HPV vaccine is given as 3 injections into the upper arm using the below regimen depending on the product:
Gardasil- 3 dose schedule 0,2,and 6 months
Gardasil 9- 3 dose schedule 0,2, and 6 months
Cervarix:- 3 dose schedule 0,1 and 6 months
It's important to have both doses of the vaccine to be properly protected.
If you missed the HPV vaccine offered in school Year 8, you can get it for free up until your 25th birthday.
But if you get your 1st vaccine dose at the age of 15 or over, you'll need to have 3 injections.
Men who have sex with men (MSM), and trans men and trans women who are eligible for the vaccine, will need 3 doses of the vaccine (2 if they're under 15).
It's important to have all 3 vaccine doses to be properly protected.
Find out more about how the HPV vaccine is given
Studies have shown that the vaccine protects against HPV infection for at least 10 years, although experts expect protection to last for much longer.
But because the HPV vaccine does not protect against all types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer, it's important that all women who receive the HPV vaccine also have regular cervical screening once they reach the age of 25.
Please call our pharmacy on 01482 217494 or ask in store about our HPV vaccine service.
This service is available in the following pharmacies.
Address
Wilberforce Pharmacy, 21 Story Street, Hull, HU1 3SA