Inoculation from cervical cancer

Currently, an increasing number of people die from malignant tumors of various organs. In women, such neoplasms very often occur in the cervix. Unfortunately, cervical cancer does not respond well to treatment, taking with it a huge number of lives of young girls and women.

In most cases, this disease is caused by the human papillomavirus ( HPV ). There are more than 600 varieties of HPV, and cervical cancer can cause about 15 of them. Most often, neoplasms provoke 16 and 18 types of this virus.

Today, all women have the opportunity to take advantage of the modern vaccine against cervical cancer, which protects the body from oncogenic HPV types.

In this article, we will talk about how to vaccinate against cervical cancer, and also in which countries this vaccination is mandatory.

Who is shown the inoculation against cervical cancer?

Modern doctors consider it necessary to vaccinate all girls and young women in the age range from 9 to 26 years. This is especially true for young girls who have not yet started to live sexually.

In rare cases, prophylactic vaccination against HPV can also be performed by boys aged 9 to 17 years. Of course, they are not threatened by such a disease as a malignant tumor of the cervix, but in the absence of prevention they can become carriers of the virus, posing a threat to their sexual partners.

In some countries, this vaccination is considered mandatory. For example, in the US, a cervical cancer vaccine is administered to all girls after reaching 12 years of age, in Australia after 11 years.

Meanwhile, in Russian-speaking countries, for example, in Russia and Ukraine, the vaccine against cervical papilloma is not included in the schedule of mandatory vaccinations, which means that it can be done only for money. This procedure is quite expensive, so most young girls are forced to abandon the prevention of the disease.

For example, in a number of medical institutions in Russia, the vaccination rate is about 15-25 thousand rubles. Meanwhile, in some regions of the Russian Federation, such as Moscow and Moscow region, Samara, Tver, Yakutia and Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, it is possible to vaccinate free of charge.

How is vaccination carried out?

Currently, two vaccines are used to protect the woman's body from oncogenic HPV types - the US Gardasil vaccine and the Belgian Cervarix vaccine.

Both of these vaccines have similar properties and are introduced in 3 stages. The Gardasil graft is done according to the scheme "0-2-6" months, and Cervarix - according to the "0-1-6" months schedule. In both cases, the inoculation is done intramuscularly.