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CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE AVAILABLE


Gardasil Basics:
Gardasil is a vaccine by Merck & Co., Inc. which has been approved by the FDA to prevent cervical cancer in females between the ages of 9 and 26 years of age.

What Gardasil Is Used For:
Gardasil is a vaccine against the HPV or Human Papillomavirus. The Gardasil vaccine protects recipients against 4 types of HPV, including the two types that cause most cervical cancers and the two types that cause the most genital warts.

IT IS A SERIES OF 3 SHOTS OVER 6 MONTHS AND AVAILABLE NOW in our office. The injections are $200 each. Please call for information concerning scheduling.

Further information is available on the following web sites.

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/immunizations/p/06_gardasil.htm

http://www.gardasil.com/

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=46391