HPV Question

eihtak
eihtak Member Posts: 1,473 Member
in Anal Cancer #1
A friend asked me the other day and I should have known the answer but wasn't sure....She has a 20yr old daughter never had the HPV vaccine. Daughter has recently become sexually active. Although the vaccine is recommended before sexual activity begins, is it still available/effective if given afterwards??? She is checking with doc., but just wondering myself what is "the word on the street." Thanks

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  • Dog Girl
    Dog Girl Member Posts: 100
    #2
    HPV vaccine
    My understanding is it is not so much the age, but the number of partners one has had.
    I think the feeling is if you have had multiple partners, the chances are good that you have been exposed/have HPV already. If your friend's daughter has just recently become sexually active, she can still probably benefit from the vaccine. Of course her doctor will have the latest/best advice more than likely.
  • sandysp
    sandysp Member Posts: 868 Member
    #3
    Dog Girl said:

    HPV vaccine
    My understanding is it is not so much the age, but the number of partners one has had.
    I think the feeling is if you have had multiple partners, the chances are good that you have been exposed/have HPV already. If your friend's daughter has just recently become sexually active, she can still probably benefit from the vaccine. Of course her doctor will have the latest/best advice more than likely.

    Multiple partners
    My understanding is if you have sex with someone who has had multiple partners you just slept with everyone he slept with. Yuck!
  • nonichol
    nonichol Member Posts: 170
    #4
    sandysp said:

    Multiple partners
    My understanding is if you have sex with someone who has had multiple partners you just slept with everyone he slept with. Yuck!

    m
    Yes, If you are a virgin and have sex with someone who has many partners (rock star?)
    You more than likely just contracted one of the MANY types of Hpv.
    That is what a physicians assistant told me. Just saying.
  • duckyann
    duckyann Member Posts: 159
    #5
    nonichol said:

    m
    Yes, If you are a virgin and have sex with someone who has many partners (rock star?)
    You more than likely just contracted one of the MANY types of Hpv.
    That is what a physicians assistant told me. Just saying.

    My daughter was sexually
    My daughter was sexually active (only with one person) but the doctor still gave her the vaccine and said it would be effective.
  • sephie
    sephie Member Posts: 650 Member
    #6
    duckyann said:

    My daughter was sexually
    My daughter was sexually active (only with one person) but the doctor still gave her the vaccine and said it would be effective.

    yea
    great!!! she did the right thing getting the vaccine. this is such a horrific type of cancer that if it helps her in any way at all of not getting this, it will be so wonderful. i think that it is worth it!!!! sephie

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