HPV infection can lead to several HPV-related cancers and diseases in men and women.
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Symptoms can include abnormal vaginal bleeding, pain during intercourse, increased vaginal discharge, pain in the pelvic area or lower back, weight loss, lack of energy and shortness of breath.
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Symptoms can include anal bleeding, difficulty passing stools, pain, lumps, itching or discharge.
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Often shows no signs. Can cause itchiness or burning that does not go away, pain in the pelvic area, abnormal vaginal bleeding, difficulty urinating or painful intercourse.
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Small, cauliflower-like growths that may itch or burn. They can be raised or flat, small or large, and grow alone or in clusters.
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Can appear as a raised, wart-like or flat growth on the head or foreskin of the penis and can be painful and inflamed, with some itching and burning in the area.
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Symptoms can include a lump or sore that does not heal, a sore throat that doesn’t go away, white or red patches in the mouth, difficulty swallowing or a change in the voice.
Anal cancer, or cancer of the anus, is rare but increasing.
In 2016, 200 men were diagnosed with anal cancer in Canada.
HPV is the leading cause of genital warts.
HPV types 6 and 11 cause over 90% of genital warts in men and women.
Cervical cancer killed an estimated 425 Canadian women in 2019.*
Learn more about HPV-related cancers and diseases.
Even if you think you’re too young, you could still be at risk. This is Christa’s story. Diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 33.
Even if you’re a healthy new mom, you could still be at risk. This is Heather’s story. Diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 27.
Get vaccinated with GARDASIL®9 HPV vaccination is one of the top ways to help protect yourself against certain HPV-related cancers and diseases.
You can also help reduce your risk of HPV infection by:
Limiting your number of sexual partners
Using a condom correctly and consistently
Not smoking
You can get the HPV virus at any point in your life while sexually active. GARDASIL®9 can be administered in boys, men, girls and women 9–45 years of age.
If you are already sexually active, or have already had an HPV infection, you could still benefit from HPV vaccination.
Though GARDASIL®9 cannot treat an existing HPV infection, you can still benefit from GARDASIL®9 even if you are already infected with one type of HPV. If that type of HPV is contained in the vaccine, GARDASIL®9 will still help protect you against the other eight types.
Find out how you can get your GARDASIL®9 vaccine today! You can also begin the process by connecting with a virtual healthcare provider and finding a local vaccination site near you.
Many private insurance plans reimburse some or all of the cost of GARDASIL®9, so make sure to check with your provider. Even if your plan does not include coverage for GARDASIL®9, it may still be covered under your health spending account.
If you have a drug benefit wallet card, simply present your card to a pharmacist along with the Drug Identification Number (DIN) for GARDASIL®9 (02437058) and ask if you are covered.
GARDASIL®9 is also offered for free to students–and certain adults–through publicly funded programs across Canada.
* GARDASIL®9 is not indicated to reduce mortality or for the treatment or prevention of penile cancer or mouth and throat cancer.
† Actual Canadian cervical cancer patient. May not be representative of all patients.
In girls and women aged 9 through 45, GARDASIL®9 helps protect against cervical, vaginal, vulvar and anal 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, vulvar and anal 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 boys and men aged 9 through 45, 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 aged 9 through 45 against genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11.
GARDASIL®9 does not treat HPV infection, cancer or prevent its complications. 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. This is not a complete list of side effects; for any unexpected effects while
taking GARDASIL®9, contact your doctor or pharmacist. Contact your doctor or healthcare professional to if GARDASIL®9 is suitable for you.
Information about GARDASIL®9 is provided in the Product Monograph and Consumer Information, available here.
HPV=human papillomavirus.