Gardasil is a recently Australian developed vaccination that treats two particular strains of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). These strains, 16 & 18, are the cause of around 70% of all cervical cancers.
HPV is a sexually transmitted infection, mostly effecting women aged between 20 - 24. Almost all abnormal pap smears are caused by HPV and in many cases it clears itself, however if the virus persists and is left undetected it can lead to cervical cancer.
Gardasil prevents the infection from HPV strains 16 & 18 if individuals are vaccinated before they are infected with the virus.
All medicines considered for funding by the Australian Government must first be approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) this guarantees that they are safe and clinically effective.
Following the Governments commitment to cover the costs of the vaccination itself, at Healthy Women Medical Centre, we can administer the cervical cancer vaccination to anyone up to the age of 26.
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