Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer amongst young women in the UK, and thanks to this new vaccine, teenagers and young women can now be 100% protected against infection with the two viruses most commonly linked to cervical smear abnormalities and cervical cancer itself (Human Papilloma Virus 16 and 18).

Gardasil® (Sanofi Pasteur MSD, Lyon, France) also protects against the less common HPV strains 6 and 11 that can also occasionally cause smear problems, and infection with genital warts, a sexually transmitted infection.

The vaccine is recommended for girls and women aged between 9 and 26 years, although it can be considered in older women who are at particular risk of infection and have not previously been exposed to the virus. The vaccine is given in 3 doses over a six month period. Each dose is an injection given by your Gynaecologist.

Please contact us if you wish to have the vaccine, or to arrange it for your daughter(s). The vaccine is not currently available on the National Health service, but may be funded by some private health insurance companies.