Cervical cancer is the second biggest killer of women's health in China, and the number of cervical cancer cases in China is the first in the world, so it is self-evident that cervical cancer is harmful to women's health in China.
In the face of virus attack, it is important to protect oneself, how do young people give the virus a chance? The following 4 reasons may give you the answer.
Premature sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse is the main mode of transmission of high-risk HPV, which means that sexual intercourse is directly proportional to the probability of HPV infection.
Problems with lifestyle habits make the virus more likely to spread
In addition to your own developmental problems, poor lifestyle habits such as smoking and poor nutrition can lower your immune system, making it impossible to clear HPV infection yourself.
Cervical cancer screening is still not widespread
As we all know, apart from vaccination, cervical cancer screening is also one of the important measures to effectively prevent cancer.
HPV vaccination rates are still low
Although it cannot completely prevent more than 200 HPV infections, the HPV vaccine is still valuable in terms of time and critical disease.
The HPV vaccine, as a "weapon" that humans can effectively prevent and form long-term protection against cervical cancer, becomes one of our important gatekeepers when it comes to preventing cervical cancer.
The 3 major "cunning" aspects of the virus
On the other hand, viruses use these 3 advantages to spread among the younger age group, and patients may not notice the difference in their body until the disease has changed.
High rate of HPV infection through sexual transmission
Sexual intercourse is the main mode of transmission of HPV, and both men and women can be infected. The more sexual partners you have and the younger you are when you first have sex, the more likely you are to become infected with HPV.
HPV infection is unsuspected
HPV is not only good at growing its own ranks, it also hides itself by avoiding screening.
In particular, most high-risk HPV infections are asymptomatic, meaning that high-risk HPV is sneaking into the body quietly but not actively showing any signs.
HPV is easily re-infected
Many people who have been infected with HPV have naturally turned negative, but in subsequent tests, they find that the indicator is still positive, and are troubled by the fact that the virus is always "haunting".
There are currently three types of HPV vaccines: 2-valent, 4-valent and 9-valent. Before vaccination, let's understand the difference between the three types
2-valent - specifically for cervical cancer
As mentioned above, HPV 16 and HPV 18 are closely related to cervical cancer, and they are responsible for more than 70% of cervical cancer cases worldwide.
The 2-valent vaccine protects against these two dangerous and common HPV types, preventing nearly 70% of cervical cancers.
4-Valent - Effective in preventing cervical cancer + condyloma acuminata
The 4-valent vaccine protects against two more low-risk HPV types, HPV 6 and 11, than the 2-valent vaccine, and reduces the incidence of genital warts by 90% on top of the 2-valent vaccine.
9-valent - Highly effective against cervical cancer + condyloma + many other cancers
The 9-valent HPV vaccine includes all the HPV types mentioned above, preventing a total of 9 HPV types and 92% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts.