Clinical Update: Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Reproductive Health in the 21st Century: Two Steps Forward?

“…Transcervical sterilization has been introduced into practice, offering options to surgical procedures for women who have completed their families 12 . Would we have thought in 1990 that we would have a vaccine for human papillomavirus, acknowledged as the causative agent for cervical cancer, and the promise of reducing morbidity and mortality from this disease? 13 …”

“…12 Would we have thought in 1990 that we would have a vaccine for human papillomavirus, acknowledged as the causative agent for cervical cancer, and the promise of reducing morbidity and mortality from this disease? 13 Despite the good news, there are still issues that limit or even threaten women's health. Not the least of these is a reluctance to acknowledge how critical reproductive health is to women's lives.…”