You can get the cervical cancer vaccine if you have genital herpes, but it is recommended that you get vaccinated after you recover from genital herpes treatment.
Genital herpes is a disease caused by herpes simplex virus infecting the external genitals and the skin mucosa around the anus. The cervical cancer vaccine, on the other hand, mainly prevents diseases caused by the human papillomavirus. Herpes simplex virus and human papilloma virus are not the same kind of virus, so cervical cancer vaccination is possible.
Generally speaking, it is not recommended to receive cervical cancer vaccine when there is an acute infection in the body. It is recommended to wait until genital herpes is cured so as not to affect the effect of the vaccine, so it is recommended to wait until genital herpes is cured before receiving the vaccine.
Generally speaking, the cervical cancer vaccine is divided into bivalent, quadrivalent and nivalent. Although all of them can prevent cervical cancer, but the degree of prevention is different, among which the nine-valent cervical cancer vaccine has the best effect. There is an age limit for cervical cancer vaccine, so patients are advised to choose the vaccine according to their age.
Patients are advised to choose the vaccine according to their age. After receiving the vaccine, patients still need to go to the hospital for regular cervical cancer screening, because the vaccine can only prevent cervical cancer to a certain extent, but cannot achieve 100% prevention.