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MYTHS AND FACTS<\/h1>\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m the only person I know with HPV.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n HPV is common.27<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n While many people diagnosed with HPV think they are alone, that\u2019s far from the truth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n An estimated 80% of reproductively active people will have HPV at some point in their lives. Since most HPV infections have no symptoms, a person who has been infected may never know about it.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n I am married, I don’t need to worry about Sexually transmitted infection (STI) or HPV.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n Even married couples can get an RTI,
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\n \n\n\n Even married couples or spouses with just one partner are at risk of developing STI or HPV.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n If we have always used contraceptives, we are not at risk of getting HPV.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n When they’re used correctly, physical protection methods are highly e\ufb00ective. However, they are likely to be less e\ufb00ective when up against STI that spread through skin-to-skin contact, such as HPV.27<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n Contraceptives cannot provide 100% protection against HPV.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n The HPV diagnosis can con\ufb01rm when and where you got the infection.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n Even after diagnosis with HPV, there is no way to pin point for how long a certain infection has been there.27<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n The virus can persist in the body for varying durations, ranging from a few weeks to an entire lifetime, often without any noticeable symptoms. In some cases, an HPV infection may manifest symptoms like lesions, warts, or cervical abnormalities, but this can take months or even years to become apparent. This ability to remain silent for extended periods adds to the mystery of HPV.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n HPV vaccination is not safe.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n The HPV vaccine is well-tolerated and does not cause any major health complications.28<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n Just like any other vaccine or drug, the HPV vaccine may have minimal side effects (SEs) including, soreness or redness in the arm where the injection was administrated. Other common SEs include a low-grade fever, headache or tiredness, nausea, or muscle\/joint discomfort. All these SEs are brief and last for a very short time. An allergic response is not common, if someone is allergic to any of the vaccine\u2019s components, then the vaccine should be avoided.
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\nThere were years of studies conducted on the vaccine itself (at least 10 years) and it is strictly monitored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n HPV vaccination can lead to infertility.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n These claims are based on inaccurate evidence and are not supported by research or clinical studies.28<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n A recent study of more than 200,000 women discovered no link between the HPV vaccine and premature ovarian failure. In contrast, the HPV vaccine can help protect fertility by preventing gynaecological issues associated with cervical cancer therapy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n HPV vaccination cannot protect against cervical cancer.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n In the studies that led to the licensing of HPV vaccines, approximately 100% of participants were protected against persistent cervical infections.28<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n Persistent cervical infections are caused by HPV types 16 and 18, as well as the pre-cancers associated with those persistent infections. Furthermore, a research study of HPV vaccines in males revealed that they can prevent warts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n HPV vaccines were only tested against pre-cancers, and have not been shown to prevent cancer.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n Because HPV cancers can take decades to develop, the initial clinical trials were conducted using pre-cancers as the endpoint.29<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n Monitoring over more than a decade of vaccine use has found a decrease in HPV-cancer rates in those who were vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n The HPV vaccine doesn\u2019t protect against enough strains of human papillomavirus to be worth getting.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n The current HPV vaccine protects against nine di\ufb00erent forms of HPV.28<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n These nine HPV types have been linked to more than 90% of cervical tumours and other warts and cancer diagnoses. This immunization is extremely e\ufb00ective in preventing this very widespread viral illness, as well as warts and cancers.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n HPV is uncommon, and it\u2019s unlikely I\u2019ll be infected, so there\u2019s no need to get the HPV vaccine.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n The most common RTI is the HPV infection.28<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n STI account for approximately 14 million additional infections in the United States each year. It\u2019s so common that almost every adult will be exposed to at least one strain of HPV at some point in their lives.
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n We have Pap smears, why do we need HPV vaccination?<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n Pap smear testing can only identify cervical pre-cancers, and does not address other HPV-related anogenital cancers.29<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n Pap smears have been very e\ufb00ective at reducing cervical cancer rates in the U.S. But, HPV vaccination can prevent more cancers than just cervical cancer and can also prevent the precancers that are detected via Pap smears. Pap smears have not prevented any cases of cervical cancers, but merely served as a mechanism to treat high-grade lesions with no impact on cancer development.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n The HPV vaccine is unnecessary because most people clear HPV infections naturally.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n For HPV infections that do not clear, there is also often a rapid development of HPV-related cytological changes and genital wart development.29<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n While the 90% clearance estimate represents a substantial proportion of HPV infections, things need to be put into perspective. Even if 90% of the cases are cleared by the immune system, there will still be millions of people with persistent infections that could progress to cytological abnormalities.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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MYTH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n 11-12 years of age is too young to vaccinate.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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FACT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n HPV vaccine showed a high immune response at earlier ages.29<\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n Clinical trial data have documented that receipt of the HPV vaccine prior to 15 years of age results in a stronger HPV antibody response than when vaccination is provided at 15 years of age or older.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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