What are the ways to prevent cervical cancer? Can vaccination completely prevent cervical cancer?

The main cause of cervical cancer is HPV virus infection. It does not mean that infection with HPV virus will cause cervical cancer. In fact, most viruses will. HPV infection can heal itself, so don't worry too much. However, to prevent cervical cancer, you must pay attention to regular follow-up and cytological screening.

The two best ways to prevent cervical cancer

There are two ways to prevent cervical cancer: one is to get HPV vaccination and the other is to have regular cervical cancer cell screening.

HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer infection, but if the HPV virus is re-injected after infection, the preventive effect will be reduced. At present, there are two cervical cancer vaccines on the international market, one is quadrivalent and the other is bivalent; both can be chosen and have preventive effects. Cervical cancer vaccine requires three injections. At present, people think that protection for ten years is not a big problem, but whether it can protect for a longer period of time still needs clinical information. It is recommended to get the cervical cancer vaccine before having sex, the effect will be better; it can also be vaccinated after marriage, but the effect will be worse.

Regarding cervical cancer cell screening, Director Sheng Xiujie recommends that regular screening can be carried out after sexual activity to detect the disease as soon as possible and treat it.

Can vaccination completely prevent cervical cancer?

Many gynecological experts have a consistent view on the prevention of cervical cancer. Yang Yuebo, deputy chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that the development process of cervical cancer is slow. It usually takes several years to more than ten years for HPV cervical precancerous lesions to develop into cervical cancer. Early cervical cancer usually has no symptoms. When there are phenomena such as excessive secretions, excessive leucorrhea, and contact bleeding, it is mostly in the middle and late stages. Therefore, the best prevention and control method is regular cervical screening, including routine gynecological examinations, cervical cytology examinations, etc.

Deputy Chief Physician Yang Yuebo said that the cervical cancer vaccine is a preventive vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer caused by HPV16 and HPV18 infection. It can not only prevent cervical cancer, but also prevent precancerous lesions. However, it can only prevent cervical cancer caused by some viruses and does not achieve complete prevention effect. Therefore, women still need to undergo cervical cytology examination once a year, which is currently a better prevention method.

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