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FormoreinformationabouttheGardasilvaccineoranyotherfemale-relatedconcernscallMuirOBGYNSpecialistsat570-459-6000.WhatcausescervicalcancerWhatcanIdotopreventHPVfromhappeningtomeTeLinkBetweenCervicalCancerandtheHPVVirusTheAmericanCancerSocietyestimatesthat30womenperdayarediagnosedwithcervicalcancerandone-thirdofthewomenwhodevelopitwillunfortunatelydie.Whatsmostdishearteningisthatcervicalcancerisnearly100preventableifwomentakeproperprecautionstoensuretheirsexualhealth.Routinegynecologicalexamscombinedwithknowl-edgeandvaccinationsarekeycomponentsinthepreventionofcervicalcancer.Womenshouldbeawarethatcervicalcancermightbeasymptomatichavingnosymptomsinthebeginning.Itisntuntillaterpatientsmayencoun-tervaginalbleedingespeciallyaferintercourseorpelvicdiscomfortandpain.SeeingagynecologistforanannualexamisimportantbothforscreeningandforearlydetectionwhichprovidesmuchbetteroutcomessaidDr.FaragSalamaofMuirOBGYNSpecialistsinHazleton.Tehumanpapilloma-virusbetterknownasHPVisthemostcommonsexuallytransmitteddiseaseandtheprimarycauseofcervicalcancer.Itsestimatedthat80ofallsexu-allyactivepeoplewillbecomeinfectedwithoneormoreofthe40typesofgenitalHPVatsomepointintheirlifetimeanastronomicalpercentagethatcouldbedrasticallyreducedbyincreasedawarenessthrougheducationprogramsregulargynecologicalscreeningsandmostimportantlyvaccination.HavingmultiplepartnersexposesyoutonewstrainsofHPVandoverwhelmsyourimmunesystemtothepointwhereitisunabletofghtofandclearthevirusbeforeitcausescervicalcancer.WomenalsoshouldbeawarethattheirpartnerssexualactivityplaysamajorroleinthespreadofHPVsocarefulchoosingofapartnerisakeyfactorindecreasingnewexposuressaidDr.Salama.In2006theUSFoodandDrugAdministrationFDAapprovedtheGardasilvaccineforfemalesbetweentheagesofnineand26.ItprotectsagainstthetwotypesofHPVthatcause90ofmostgenitalwartsaswellasthetwotypesthatcause70ofcer-vicalcancer.Tevaccineisgiveninaseriesofthreedosesoverthecourseofasix-monthperiodandlastsforapproximatelyfveyears.Ithasnotbeenprovenefectiveinprotectingwomenwhohavealreadybeenexposedtothefour-targetedtypesoftheHPVviruswhichisallthemorereasontoprotectyourselfbeforeyouengageinsexualactivity.OneofthenewestandbestadvancesinmedicineisthedevelopmentoftheHPVvaccinewhichifusedappropriatelywillhelptodecreasecervicalcancerperinealwartsandabnormalpapsmearssaidDr.Salama.healthy17orizonshh