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>I never got the HPV vaccine and am now too old It can still help even with previous exposure. This is outdated information. Also it helps against 9 strains. M
by carlmr 2y ago
>I never got the HPV vaccine and am now too old
It can still help even with previous exposure. This is outdated information. Also it helps against 9 strains. Most people are not exposed to all 9 instantly.
Further you can be exposed without having intercourse. Skin contact is enough. Even walking barefoot in the gym.
You will have to pay yourself probably, but since you paid $129 for a test I'm assuming you could afford at least one vaccine dose.
Also the NHS did a study and found a single dose is sufficient.
- sys32768 2y agoEvery source I see says the vaccine is approved only up to age 45, but are you saying my doctor will give it upon request?
- carlmr 2y agoSo I showed my doctor sources from the NHS (I'm not in England), and he agreed to do it, although I had to obviously pay out of pocket. There's also no safety limit for age[1], so there's no reason not to give it to you if you pay for it. [1] https://www.mskcc.org/news/think-you-re-too-old-get-hpv-vaccine-prevent-cancer-maybe-not#:~:text=Getting%20the%20HPV%20vaccine%20later,include%20the%20high%2Drisk%20forms. https://www.mskcc.org/news/think-you-re-too-old-get-hpv-vacc...