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Age 9–14 Age 15–26 Age 21–26 (male) Age 27–45 2-dose HPV vaccine, 0 and 6–12 months 3-dose HPV vaccine, 0, 1–2, and 6 months Vaccine offered, 3-dose regimen FDA-approved, but not routinely recommended FDA = US Food and Drug Administration; HPV = human papillomavirus
The HPV vaccine is safe The HPV vaccine causes no bad side effects The HPV vaccine does not cause fertility problems The HPV vaccine does not contain harmful ingredients Getting the HPV vaccine is not opening the door to having sex The HPV vaccine is for both males and females The HPV vaccine works and can help prevent cervical cancer The HPV vaccines last a long time, maybe forever Information from the American Cancer Society, reference 15.
ACOG17 ASCCP18 USPSTF19 Pap only Every 3 years Every 3 years Every 3 years Pap-HPV cotest Every 5 years, age 30–65 Every 5 years, age 30–65 Every 5 years, age 30–65 High-risk HPV only Every 3 years, age > 25 Every 3 years, age > 25 Every 5 years, age 30–65 ACOG = American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; ASCCP = American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology; HPV = human papillomavirus; USPSTF = US Preventive Services Task Force
