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Help protect yourself against cervical cancer with GARDASIL®9

Vaccination with GARDASIL®9 can provide effective protection against the 9 HPV types that cause about 90% of cervical cancer cases and the 2 HPV types that cause over 90% of genital warts.

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HPV can affect guys, too

It’s a fact… Men can get genital warts and HPV-related cancers, even with the protection of a condom. Help protect yourself with GARDASIL®9, the 1st and only vaccine that helps protect against 9 HPV types.

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It’s a fact… HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer and genital warts.

Protect your child with GARDASIL®9, the 1st and only vaccine that helps protect against 9 HPV types.

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Why should I care about HPV?

Genital warts and cancer – need we say more? If you haven't heard that certain cancers and diseases are caused by some types of HPV, it’s time you did. For most, HPV (or human papillomavirus) clears on its own. But for others who don't clear the virus, it can cause potentially serious diseases.

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Who’s at risk?

About 3 in 4 sexually active Canadians will have at least one HPV infection during their lifetime. Many people who have HPV don’t even realize it because the virus often has no signs or symptoms – which mean that they can pass on the virus to others without knowing it.

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How does GARDASIL®9 work?

When you receive the GARDASIL®9 vaccine, your immune system produces antibodies against the 9 HPV types contained in the vaccine. If you have been exposed to one of these types, the antibodies may help defend against developing infection and related diseases.

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Help protect yourself against HPV-related cancers and genital warts

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Vaccination against HPV could have prevented her cervical cancer.

PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE

You may have private health insurance through work or school that covers vaccination with GARDASIL®9.

You or your healthcare provider should contact your plan directly.

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PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS

Public funding for GARDASIL®9 varies by province or territory and by age.

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In girls and women ages 9 to 45, GARDASIL®9 helps protect against cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers caused by HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, abnormal and precancerous cervical lesions as found in a Pap test caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, abnormal and precancerous vaginal and vulvar lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, and genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11. In girls, women, boys and men ages 9 to 26, GARDASIL®9 helps protect against anal cancer caused by HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, and abnormal and precancerous anal lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58. It also helps protect boys and men ages 9 to 26 against genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11. GARDASIL®9 does not treat HPV infection. GARDASIL®9 may not fully protect each person who gets it. GARDASIL®9 does not remove the need for cervical cancer screening; women should still get routine cervical cancer screening. GARDASIL®9 is not recommended for use in pregnant women. As with other vaccines, GARDASIL®9 may cause some side effects and allergic reactions. The most common side effects seen are pain, swelling, redness, itching, bruising, bleeding, a lump where the shot is given, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, tiredness, diarrhea, abdominal pain and sore throat. Contact your doctor or healthcare professional to see if GARDASIL®9 is right for you.

HPV=human papillomavirus.

Information about GARDASIL®9 is provided in the Product Monograph and Consumer Information, available here.

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