If I already have genital warts, does the Gardasil shot reduce the risk of spreading them?
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at
5:00 pm
I’ve had 2 of the 3 Gardasil shots already but already had genital warts when I started the shots.
Filed under: Genital Warts
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Gardasil only prevents the 4 strands of Human Papilloma Virus (genital warts) that they are pretty sure give you cervix cancer. I don’t know what strand you have but either way I high doubt… almost am sure… that it will not prevent them or reduce the risk of spreading them since a vaccine is usually meant to be before you contract the disease. It probably reduces your risk for cancer even if you have one strand of the disease it prevents the other three so it narrows your chances of getting cervix cancer…
hope you like cervical cancer.
you need to go to see a urologist that specializes in STD’s.
no it does not reduce the risk of spreading- it does help lower your chances of some types of cervical cancer- talk to your health care provider when you go get your 3rd shot.
It does not help reduce the risk of spreading them. The gardasil shot is supposed to be a vaccine to help prevent you from getting the HPV disease. If you already have it, you’re out of luck.
I’m afraid Erin is right! Once you have the HPV virus, the guardasil won’t help with anything. It helps prevent, but once you have it, the shots are worthless. Sorry. You need to see a doc about the warts and get them treated and once they are gone, i think that helps from transmitting them, but not completely, so be careful with future partners!
Hi I would ask the doctor.
I have it as well. Look, they doc says there are over 100 diff types, Gardisil protects you from the ones that cause cervical cancer. Get it the rest. You have 1 type , protect yourself from the high risk. Dont listen to these people. Im doing it as well. The only thing im worried about is the side effects, i dont want the whole ephedra thing to happen again. Good luck.