Don't forget to get the HPV Vaccine

FYI: Studies have found the vaccine to be almost 100% effective in preventing diseases caused by the four HPV types covered by the vaccine. Girls/women do not need to get an HPV test or Pap test to find out if they should get the vaccine. An HPV test or a Pap test can tell that a woman may have HPV, but these tests cannot tell the specific HPV type(s) that a woman has. Even girls/women with one HPV type could get protection from the other vaccine HPV types they have not yet acquired.