Cervical cancer vaccination service
The Kings Oak Hospital and The Garden Hospital now offers a cervical cancer vaccination service for women wishing to have access to this course of injections that is not yet offered through the NHS.
Gardasil® can help guard against cervical cancer and other human papillomavirus based diseases.
The package includes a consultation with a senior gynaecologist before and after the course of vaccinations.
Cervical cancer vaccination information
This vaccination is intended to protect against diseases caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18. These diseases include cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions of the female genitals (including cervix and vulva) and genital warts. HPV types 16 and 18 are responsible for approximately 70% of cervical cancer cases and HPV types 6 and 11 for approximately 90% of genital wart cases.
The vaccine is available to children and adolescents between the ages of 9 and 15, and to adult female patients between 16 and 26. Patients will benefit most from the vaccine if they have had no exposure to any of the HPV types. However, in individuals who are already infected by one or more of the vaccine types, the vaccine will protect against the remaining vaccine related HPV types.
It should be noted that vaccination is not a substitute for routine cervical screening.
The vaccination is given by intramuscular injection in three stages. The second injection follows two months after the first, and the third injection follows four months after the second.
The vaccination can also be given to males between the ages of 9 to 15 as HPV is usually passed on through sexual intercourse so has an indirect health benefit for girls/women. Other health benefits for boys include the prevention of genital warts caused by the HPV type 6 and 11.
If you would like any further information, or to book an appointment please contact our Outpatients Department at The Kings Oak Hospital on 0208 370 9505 or The Garden Hospital on 0208 457 4500. Our Outpatients Departments will also be able to give an indication of charges. Please note that charges may vary, but will include a consultation before the course of three injections and after.
