HPV Vaccine May Prevent Preterm Births
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 11:42
in Health & Medicine
Chronic human papilloma virus (HPV) infections can lead to cellular changes in the cervix that can be a pre-stage to cervical cancer. Surgical treatment of these pre-stages gives an increased risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. As the HPV vaccine can prevent pre-stages of cervical cancer, it may therefore reduce the number of preterm births. A new Norwegian study has calculated the benefits of HPV vaccination.
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