So You Got An Abnormal Pap. Now What?
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Julia Austin
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What if you get the vaccine and still get HPV
The Gardasil vaccine guards against four of the high-risk strains of HPV: 6, 11, 16, and 18. But, it’s important to note that Gardasil was the original HPV vaccine. Now Gardasil 9, which came out in 2017, is the newest form and offers greater protection against even more strains of HPV.
“There are 12 high-risk strains, so you can get HPV of a different subtype that’s also high risk that Gardasil didn’t protect you from,” says Dr. Johnson.
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