American Cancer Society Recommendations for HPV Vaccine Use to Prevent Cervical Cancer and Its Precursors
- Routine HPV vaccination is recommended for females aged 11 to 12 years.
- Females as young as age 9 years may receive HPV vaccination.
- HPV vaccination is also recommended for females aged 13 to 18 years to catch up missed vaccine or complete the vaccination series.
- There are currently insufficient data* to recommend for or against universal vaccination of females aged 19 to 26 years in the general population. A decision about whether a woman aged 19 to 26 years should receive the vaccine should be based on an informed discussion between the woman and her health care provider regarding her risk of previous HPV exposure and potential benefit from vaccination. Ideally the vaccine should be administered prior to potential exposure to genital HPV through sexual intercourse because the potential benefit is likely to diminish with increasing number of lifetime sexual partners.
- HPV vaccination is not currently recommended for women over age 26 years or for males.
- Screening for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer should continue in both vaccinated and unvaccinated women according to current ACS early detection guidelines.
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