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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2022; 44(06): 631-635
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751331
Febrasgo Position Statement

Human papillomavirus vaccination for adult women

Number 6 - June 2022
1   Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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2   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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3   Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brazil
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4   Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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5   Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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6   Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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Key points

  • Update obstetrician–gynecologists about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adult women with Febrasgo position about this matter.

  • Emphasize there is a generation of women who reached adulthood without HPV vaccination opportunity and highlight benefits provided by vaccine immunization.

  • Address epidemiological and immunological aspects of HPV infection and available vaccines.

  • Assess the susceptibility of unvaccinated adult women to oncogenic types of HPV and to lesions caused by HPV.

  • Assess the difference in susceptibility to recurrence and reinfections after treatment of HPV-associated lesions among vaccinated adult women compared to unvaccinated adult women.

  • Provide knowledge of best evidence for HPV vaccination among adult women and collaborate for an updated clinical practice.

The National Specialty Commission for Vaccines of the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO) endorses to this document. The content production is based on scientific studies on a thematic proposal and the findings presented contribute to clinical practice.




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