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I took one out of three shots of the hpv vaccine and i want to know what would happen if i never get the other to shots?

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Not protected: Although the first of the three hpv vaccine injections is the most important, if you do not get the other two injections you will not have the full protection against hpv infection. That could increase the chance of you contracting hpv, and of passing it on to future sexual partners as well.

Answered 3/15/2013

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Nothing will happen.: You will just not be fully protected against hpv. It doesn't mean that you have a greater chance of getting hpv than you had before and it will not cause you to be at greater risk. You have done well with getting the first dose. Why are you considering stopping? Did you have some adverse reaction? If not, i would recommend finishing the series. Good luck. Jp.

Answered 10/22/2017

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Loss of benefit: Consider any benefit you may have received with the first dose to be totally gone within 2-4 years. Your system goes back to the way it was before. You can return to getting and carrying strains of a virus you will never know you have and passing it to your partners who can develop various forms of cancer. You might be unlucky and eventually develop a rare cancer yourself.

Answered 11/27/2017

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