POGI Affirms HPV Vaccine Doesn't Cause Infertility: It's A Hoax

Chairman of the Indonesian Obstetrics and Gynecology Association (POGI) Prof. Dr. dr. Yudi Mulyana Hidayat said that the issue of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines that could cause infertility to early menopause is untrue news or hoaxes.

"Regarding whether the HPV vaccine is associated with infertility and so on, by early menopause and so on, we can say it's just a myth. Not facts," said Yudi as quoted by ANTARA.

He added that there was no scientific evidence to support the wild issue.

Meanwhile, regarding the provision of a dose of the HPV vaccine, it should be given after a woman gives birth or after childbirth, this is intended so that vaccine protection can be formed optimally, so that she wards off news about the HPV vaccine which is feared to disrupt the development of the fetus.

"But why not give it to pregnant women, because of what? For pregnant women, their immune system is bad so if we give the vaccine to pregnant women even though we have 9 months. Later the antibodies formed are not optimal," he explained.

Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin reminded that death from cervical or cervical cervical cancer can be prevented, one of which is by immunizing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines.

Director of Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, also said that cervical neck cancer or cervical cancer is a preventable and cured type of cancer.

HPV vaccinations can provide protection against human papillomavirus or HPV infections, viruses that can cause cervical cancer, and periodic examinations can help detect abnormal cells in the cervix.

"The sooner it is found, the higher the cure rate," said Nadia.

According to an information broadcast from the Ministry of Health, cervical cancer is the second most cancer type in Indonesia.

Every year there are estimated to be more than 36,000 new cases of cervical cancer detected, but about 70 percent of them are known in advanced stages.

Therefore, the government is carrying out promotive and preventive efforts that include the HPV vaccination program and periodic examinations to increase early detection of cervical cancer.