Your child could be
dneless
person affected by HPV disease.
Now you can help protect both your
son and daughter with
GARDASIL.
Because HPV disease can im pact m ales and fem ales.
There are over 30 types of human papillom avirus (HPV) that w ill affect an
estim ated 75% to 80% of males and females in their lifetime. For most, HPV
clears on its own. But, for 30 women a day in the US (about 11,000 women a
year), certain types of HPV lead to cervical cancer.
Other types of HPV can cause genital warts in both males and females. It is
estimated that each minute in the US, there is a new case of genital warts.
GARDASIL is the only HPV vaccine that helps protect against 4 types of
HPV. In girls and young women ages 9 to 26, GARDASIL helps protect
against 2 types of HPV that cause about 75% of cervical cancer cases,
and 2 more types that cause 90% of genital warts cases. In boys and
young men ages 9 to 26, GARDASIL helps protect against 90% of genital
warts cases.
GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone. GARDASIL does not prevent all types of
cervical cancer, so it’s im portant for women to continue routine cervical cancer
screenings. GARDASIL does not treat cervical cancer or genital warts. GARDASIL
is given as 3 injections over 6 months.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Anyone who is allergic to the ingredients of GARDASIL, including those severely
allergic to yeast, should not receive the vaccine. GARDASIL is not for women
who are pregnant.
The side effects include pain, sw elling, itching, bruising, and redness at the
injection site, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting. Fainting
can happen after getting GARDASIL. Sometimes people who faint can fall and
hurt themselves. For this reason, your health care professional may ask your
child to sit or lie down for 15 m inutes after your child gets GARDASIL. Some
people who faint m ight shake or become stiff. This may require evaluation or
treatment by your child’s health care professional.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to
the FDA. V isit w w w .fda.gov/m edw atch or call 1 -80 0 -F D A -1 08 8 . Please see
the Patient Inform ation on the next page to discuss it w ith your c h ild ’s doctor
or health care professional.
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GARDASIL.
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(Types 6,11,16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant]
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