Should my daughter get the HPV vaccine?

References

Citations

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). HPV Vaccine: Questions and Answers (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases). Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/vac-faqs.htm.

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine: What you need to know. Vaccine Information Statement. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (2/2/07). Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-hpv.pdf.

3. FUTURE II Study group (2007). Quadrivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus to prevent high-grade cervical lesions. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(19): 1915–1927.

4. Garland SM, et al. (2007). Quadrivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus to prevent anogenital diseases. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(19): 1928–1943.

5. Hildesheim A, et al. (2007). Effect of human papillomavirus 16/18 L1 viruslike particle vaccine among young women with preexisting infection. JAMA, 298(7): 743–753.

6. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2006). HPV and HPV Vaccine: Information for Healthcare Providers. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-hcp.htm.

Author:	Merrill Hayden	Last Updated: August 30, 2007
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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