Early HPV vaccination provides best protection
The HPV vaccine is most effective against high-grade cervical lesions if given before the age of 17, according to a new register-based study from Karolinska Institutet and the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The results, which are published in the International Journal of Cancer, show that the vaccine is effective at preventing high-grade lesions.There are over 100 strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). They are spread through physical contact, such as via sexual intercourse, and are highly infectious. At some point during our lives, most of us are infected with one or more HPV types,