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Is The Vaccination For Cervical Cancer Effective?

Posted on Tue, 29 Nov 2016

Question: Hi,

I am XXXX and I am 29. I wanted to know ifcervical cancer vaccine effective for 30 + women in India? I am married in 2011 and now planning for baby but before that I wanted to check if I can still get this vaccine shot? If not are their any other options if yes where I will get all details about this.

I have taken Rubela when I was 23. would that be sufficient?

Thanks,
XXXX

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cervical cancer vaccine cannot be taken now

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Cervical cancer prevention vaccine is not effective if you had sexual intercourse prior to taking it.
Now, you can get the pap smear test or LBC test and Human papilloma virus detection test to screen for the cervical cancer.
Information about these tests is present on various medical information sites as well as you can get the information and tests done by your OBGYN specialist.
No other vaccination is required to plan pregnancy apart from Rubella.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng