Can’t I have sex after getting the nine-valent vaccine?
The answer is: you can have sex after the nine-valent vaccine, but you need to take precautions to protect yourself!
Generally speaking, there is no connection between the nine-valent vaccine and sex, and the nine-valent vaccine will not affect sex, but you must take good protective measures. This is because at the beginning of the nine-valent vaccination, a woman’s body has not yet produced a sufficient amount of antibodies, and it is best to use protective tools (such as condoms) to prevent HPV infection before having sex.
It is best to use protective tools (such as condoms) to prevent HPV infection before having sex. Only after specific antibodies are produced in a woman’s body (which have a preventive effect on the nine-valent HPV virus) can HPV infection brought about by sex be effectively prevented, thus preventing cervical cancer.
Although it is possible to have sex, it is necessary to use contraception and it is best not to get pregnant.
Because during pregnancy, it is not recommended to get the nine-valent cervical cancer vaccine. At present, the effect of the application of the nine-valent vaccine on embryos, pregnant women and those who are preparing for pregnancy has not been tested by time, and clinical data are still scarce. Therefore, it is recommended that the nine-valent vaccine should be avoided during the process of pregnancy preparation and during pregnancy.
In other words, it is important to take care of contraceptive measures at the time of or after the nine-valent vaccination (at least 6 months). It is safer to resume menstruation a few times after the nine-valent vaccination, i.e. 6 months before getting pregnant. If you accidentally find out you are pregnant during the vaccination process, you should tell your doctor in time and suspend the subsequent vaccination and wait until the delivery and breastfeeding period is over before giving the rest of the vaccination.
Warm tip: If you find out that you are pregnant after the nine-valent vaccine, you can choose to continue your pregnancy without any adverse effects on your baby.
References.
[1] Huang Xiaoqin, What do I need to pay attention to after the cervical cancer vaccine? These 5 things should not be done! Family Pregnancy, 2021(16):114-115.