While educating a mother about the benefits of giving her child the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, gardisil, which of the following statements will the nurse need to clarify for the parent? Select all that apply. The vaccine is
A) best administered before the child becomes sexually active.
B) 100% effective against development of cervical cancer for her life span.
C) effective against the two most common strains of genital warts.
D) only recommended for females between the ages of 9 and 26.
E) recommended prior to exposure to HPV, and if the child has genital warts, they are already exposed.

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The HPV vaccine has decreased the risk of cervical cancer by 97%. Gardisil is one type of HPV vaccine to prevent infection with the HPV subtypes 16, 18, 9, and 11. This vaccine has been approved for girls and boys between 9 and 26 years of age (prior to becoming sexually active) to prevent HPV 6 and 11 genital warts. The vaccine targets the two strains of HPV (16 and 18) responsible for 70% of the cervical cancer. There is no treatment that is 100% effective against cervical cancer.

While Educating a Mother About the Benefits of Giving Her