HPV Bingo

This bingo card has a free space and 50 words: 8 out of 10 people will get HPV at some point in their lives, HPV vaccine can prevent more than 90% of HPV cancers when given at the recommended ages, HPV infection has no treatment, Most people infected with HPV don’t know they have it, There is no way to know which infections will turn into cancer, HPV vaccine has been studied in depth by the WHO and is found to be safe and effective, HPV is the most common STI, There are more than 3million cases of HPV infection in the US every year, HPV can cause warts anywhere on the body, Symptoms of HPV can develop years after coming into contact with the infection, HPV can cause cancer in both men and women, HPV tests are not recommended to screen men, adolescents or women under the age of 30, More than 4,000 women die every year from cervical cancer, 1 in 100 sexually active adults in the US has genital warts at any given time, Reporting on genital wart are thought to be lower than the true number because many people do not report it, Condoms/ dental dams are recommended during sexual intercourse even if both partners are vaccinated, We do not know how long a person is able to spread HPV after active warts go away, HPV vaccine is not recommended after age 26 because people have likely come into contact with HPV at this point, There are more than 100 types of HPV infection, Plantar warts on feet are a strain of HPV, Women ages 30 to 65 are advised to continue having paps every 3-5 years, HPV is primarily spread through skin-skin contact, Someone contracted HPV by picking up a piece of confetti at a Taylor Swift concert because it came into contact with a wart, It’s possible for a pregnant mother to pass HPV infection to their baby, HPV is a common virus that can cause 6 types of cancer, Men and women can both contract HPV, The HPV vaccine is recommended for everyone age 9-26 regardless of gender, If you start the HPV vaccine before 15 you only need 2 doses, after 15 you need 3 doses, 37,000+ people get HPV cancers in the US every year, HPV in-utero can cause a noncancerous growth on larynax, HPV can be contracted in public shower or swimming pools, Research has shown that receiving the HPV vaccine is not linked to an earlier start of sexual activity, Tapestry in Holyoke provides the HPV vaccine for those over 19, Use of tobacco products increases risk of HPV developing into cervical cancer, The only HPV test currently is for the Cervix – no other genital areas, Planned Parenthood will help patients without insurance pay for annual paps, colposcopy- procedure to look more closely at the cervix to see if there are precancerous cells, Cryotherapy- treatment to freeze and remove precancerous cells from the cervix, LEEP- loop electrosurgical excision procedure that removes precancerous cells with an electrical current, For people 9-14 they get their second and final shot 6 months after the first, For people 15-45 the 1 and 2nd dose are 2 months apart and 2nd and 3rd dose is 4 months apart, getting the HPV vaccine before one is sexually active they can lower their risk of warts and cancer cause by HPV by 99%, Recommendation for the HPV vaccine began in 2006, Most common side effect of the vaccine is redness and discomfort at the injection site, Out of pocket the HPV can cost $250, HPV vaccine has no effect on one’s menstrual cycle or fertility, Pregnant women have to wait to get vaccinated until after pregnancy, After receiving an HPV vaccine a patient will have to stay for 15mins for monitoring, HHC clinic teams do not vaccinate adults for the HPV, but providers can order it as an Rx and patients can go to HHC pharmacy and The HPV Vaccine is called Gardisal 9.

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