Cervical Cancer Vaccine.?

[Tori]

my friend told me that after youve had the vaccine that you cant have sex for 6 monthes, is that true?

[shayleigh19]

no this is not true, you can have sex after you get the vaccine. it is very expensive tho, like $300 a shot and it is a series of three shots over a period of 6 months, so maybe that is where she got the 6 month thing from.

[nysenutz]

Well, at least you know better than to just accept your friend's
advice. There is no vaccine for cervical cancer. If sex is comfortable, go ahead. But that is still a question you ask your doctor, not put up to a public notice board.

[cherryxcream6612]

well if thats the case im definetely screwed.

[busybee2]

the vax is for HPV which causes the majority of cervical cancer, so while the vax is not a cancer vax per se, in reality it is a vax to help prevent cancer.

The vax is given in 3 parts over a 6 mth period. Until you are fully vaccinated you can still get HPV. So your friend is partially correct. If you have unprotected sex during the 6 mths of vaccination you can still get HPV, the only way to make sure that you don't is to abstain from sex during the 6 mth vax period.

go here for good info: http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm