It is known that 8 out of 10 women will carry HPV at least once in their lives. Our immune system usually clears this virus from the body, but if this does not happen, certain cancers and various diseases may occur in the body. Cervical cancer is the second type of cancer that causes the most deaths after breast cancer.
Pregnancy has negative effects on cervical cancer. However, cervical cancer is not a hereditary (genetic) disease like other types of cancer, but is a disease mostly caused by HPV infections. For this reason, it is extremely important for people who are HPV carriers to have regular PAP smear tests.
Human papillomavirus (HPV), that is, human wart virus, is a highly contagious, common and asymptomatic virus. Sexual intercourse is not necessary, even skin contact is sufficient. HPV can affect men and women
On the other hand, changing partners frequently, having first sexual intercourse at a very early age, smoking, use of birth control pills, giving birth to many children and weakness of the immune system are other risk factors for cervical cancer. While the PAP smear screening test performed in the first trimester of pregnancy will not have any harm for the baby, it is of great importance in detecting a possible precancerous lesion.
What is the Relationship between Cervix Cancer (Cervical Cancer) and HPV Vaccines?
Hpv vaccines are protein vaccines produced with recombinant DNA technology. These are vaccines developed against HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. HPV types 16 and 18 are responsible for 70% of cervical cancer. Types 6 and 11 are responsible for 90% of genital warts.
Who Can Get HPV Vaccines?
Vaccines are recommended for girls/women aged 9-26. The ideal age is considered to be 11-12 years old. In our country, both vaccines have approval from the Ministry of Health. Studies are conducted on women in the 26-45 age group and it is observed that the protection against HPV-infected and cancer-precursing lesions is 88-94%, while the protection against genital warts is 100%.
How Protective Is the HPV Vaccine?
The vaccination process of this event lasts for 9.5 years. knot is shown. It is predicted that antibodies may remain at high levels for 20 years.
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