GARDASIL®

DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN

You do everything you can for your health—and your future. So make sure you’re also doing everything you can when it comes to HPVHPVHPV stands for human papillomavirus, a common virus that affects both females and males. There are more than 100 types of HPV and most often it does not cause any symptoms and goes away on its own. Others can cause diseases of the genital area.
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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the only way you can totally protect yourself from genital HPV is to completely avoid any sexual activity that involves genital contact.

If you are having any kind of sexual contact:

• Use a condom—though it’s unknown how much HPV protection condoms actually provide.
• Limit your number of sexual partners.
• Know that there is currently no HPV test for guys. So as far as HPV protection goes, there is no way to know whether your male partner could expose you to the virus, or whether you could expose your female partner to it.

You want to do everything you can to help protect yourself from HPV infection. Getting vaccinated with GARDASIL® is one way to help protect yourself from 4 types of HPV. Even if you’re already sexually active, you can still get vaccinated with GARDASIL®. Learn why here.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GARDASIL®

GARDASIL® is a vaccine indicated in girls and women 9-26 years of age, for the prevention of infection caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18, and the following diseases associated with these types: cervical cancer, abnormal and precancerous cervical cells, vulvar and vaginal cancers, abnormal and precancerous vulvar and vaginal cells, and genital warts. GARDASIL® is indicated in boys and men 9-26 years of age for the prevention of infection caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18, and genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11. 

GARDASIL® helps prevent these diseases but it does not treat them. And just like all vaccines, GARDASIL® may not fully protect everyone who gets it. GARDASIL® does not protect against all types of HPV. Duration of protection over the long term has not been established. Vaccination with GARDASIL® is not recommended during pregnancy. GARDASIL® may cause side effects and allergic reactions.

Even if you get vaccinated with GARDASIL®, it is still important for women to continue having regular Pap tests.

Only a healthcare professional can decide if GARDASIL® is right for you, your son or your daughter.

Read the Patient Product Information or the Prescribing Information for more information.