HVP vaccination......?

When you become sexualy active do you have to have the HVP vaccination cuz im realy scared of neeles atm. Like i faint when shown them or think about em 2 much. Does it hurt? PLEASE be honest! id rather be prepared for it hurting! BTW i am 14 and im NOT thinking about having sex with by also 14 yr old boyfriend! so please dont give me a lecture on sex at my age lol :P I already know and im not going to do it! :D i just want to know or future reference! Thanks xx

You can wait. They are developing a new, non-injected HPV vaccine. It is mucosally administered. That means that you will either inhale it like a nose spray, or insert it vaginally. I forget which...

Just BE CAREFUL in the meantime. Or, suck it up and het the regular one now and the other one in 3-5 years (which is how often women should re-vaccinate).

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is a vaccine that targets certain sexually transmitted strains of human papillomavirus associated with the development of cervical cancer and genital warts.[1] Two HPV vaccines are currently on the market: Gardasil and Cervarix.[2]

Of the more than 200 known HPV types, 37 are known to be transmitted through sexual contact. Infection with sexually transmitted HPVs is very common in adult populations worldwide. Although a few HPVs, such as types 6 and 11, can cause genital warts, most genital HPV infections come and go without ever causing any symptoms. However, lingering infections with a subset of about 19 "high-risk" HPV types can lead to the development of cervical cancer or other genital/anal cancers, and some forms of HPV, particularly type 16, have been found to be associated with a form of throat cancer.[3] Only a small percentage of women with HPV go on to develop cervical cancer.[4]

The latest generation of preventive HPV vaccines are based on hollow virus-like particles (VLPs) assembled from recombinant HPV coat proteins. The vaccines target the two most common high-risk HPVs, types 16 and 18. Together, these two HPV types currently cause about 70 percent of all cervical cancer. Gardasil also targets HPV types 6 and 11, which together currently cause about 90 percent of all cases of genital warts.[4]

Gardasil and Cervarix are designed to elicit virus-neutralizing antibody responses that prevent initial infection with the HPV types represented in the vaccine. The vaccines have been shown to offer 100 percent protection against the development of cervical pre-cancers and genital warts caused by the HPV types in the vaccine, with few or no side effects. The protective effects of the vaccine are expected to last a minimum of 4.5 years after the initial vaccination.[5]

While the study period was not long enough for cervical cancer to develop, the prevention of these cervical precancerous lesions (or dysplasias) is believed highly likely to result in the prevention of those cancers.[6]

Although a 2006 study suggests that the vaccines may offer limited protection against a few HPV types that are closely related to HPVs 16 and 18, it is clear that other high-risk HPV types can circumvent the vaccines,[5] and a 2006 study of HPV infection in female university students found that only 14 of 78 infections with high-risk types of HPV were by types 16 and 18, the remaining 64 infections being with 16 other high-risk types of HPV.[7] Ongoing research is focused on the development of HPV vaccines that will offer protection against a broader range of HPV types. There is also substantial research interest in the development of therapeutic vaccines, which seek to elicit immune responses against established HPV infections and HPV-induced cancers.

I'm not sexually active, but I got it because, you know, I may be in the future. I would recommend getting it, just so you can get it over with, but talk to your family and doctor.
It didn't hurt too bad, I'm a huge baby and I was okay with it. I was just a little sore later.

And just so you know, it's HPV for Human Papilloma Virus :]

You should have the HPV vaccine before becoming sexually active. The shot protects you from the strains of the virus that cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts. HPV is highly prevalent; a huge percentage of people have it and don't even know it. If you are exposed the first time you have sex-- which is totally possible and your parnter may have no idea he has it-- the shot won't protect you. I know you are afraid of needles, but think about it: wouldn't you rather get a quick needle prick than cancer?

For your future reference: Whether you get it or don't get it, make sure you go to the GYN for a pap test EVERY year once you become sexually active. And remember that whether you have the vaccine or not, you need to use a condom!

Good luck!! Hope this helps you!