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Hi Doctor,
Recently I am hearing lot about HPV vaccine and cervical cancer.
I am 31 and have 1.5 year old son. I don't have any medical conditions till now.
So is it helpful for me if I take the vaccine now.
Who can take this vaccine.
Thanks.
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Dr. Parru Singh
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
7 yrs exp
Lucknow
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
20 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Yes u need this vaccine
Any girl who is more than 11 years of age can take this
Should Ideally be taken before getting sexually active
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Dr. Pushpa Gour
Gynecologist
29 yrs exp
Bhopal
You can take it .efficiency is bit low at this age.
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Dr. Pratibha P S
Gynecologist
8 yrs exp
Bangalore
u can..if you want you can get HPV DNA PCR test to detect the virus
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Dr. Nupur Sharma
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Fatehpur
Yes u can but it is only 50 percent efficienct at ur age
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Dr. Suman Sharma
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
6 yrs exp
Valsad
Yes u can take
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