SGO: HPV Vaccine Reduces Abnormal Pap Tests and Cervical Procedu...

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Mon, 03/10/2008 - 11:54

TAMPA, Fla. -- Vaccination with the human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccine (Gardasil) significantly reduced the frequency of abnormal Pap smears over four years and the need for cervical procedures and surgery, investigators reported here.

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