HIV

Do I need the HPV vaccine as well?

Living with HIV. HPV vaccination was mentioned in passing at a clinic appointment. I am in my thirties and assumed I was past it.

low_tide 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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far_field 5 months ago

Recommendations for people with HIV often differ from the general population, including wider age eligibility and in some places a different number of doses.

The reasoning is that HPV related disease, including anal and cervical precancer, is more common with HIV, so prevention matters more.

apple_crate 5 months ago

Ask the HIV clinic specifically rather than a general service, because the general age cut offs are what a non specialist will quote at you.

back_porch 5 months ago

It fits alongside the screening conversation rather than replacing it. Vaccination protects against types you have not met, screening finds changes from ones you have.

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