What to know about the HPV vaccine, cancer prevention and side effects. - TODAYshow
He recommended that people between 27 and 45 talk with their doctors about the vaccine, if they feel they are at risk for HPV, which is a sexually-transmitted infection.
The vaccine encourages the body to create antibodies to seven strains of HPV, including two that cause genital warts and two that cause cancers, often in the throat, cervix, vulva, vagina, penis or anus. “There can be local pain, redness, swelling like from any vaccine, but HPV vaccine does give a little bit higher incidence of local side effects,” Middleton said.“Anybody who receives any vaccine knows that they can have some local discomfort,” he explained.“When we vaccinate anybody who is in the teenage age group we always make them sit down for 15 to 20 minutes afterwards so we can watch to be sure they don't have any trouble with fainting,” Middleton said.
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