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| How to Prevent Cervical Cancer |
For more convenience, here are some actions you need to do to prevent HPV infection in order not to cause cervical cancer. Some practical ways you can do to prevent cervical cancer in everyday life include:
- Perform cleaning of intimate organs or vagina known as a toilet. This can be done alone or can be also with the help of expert doctors. The goal is to clean the female sex organs of dirt and disease.
- Avoid smoking. Much evidence suggests the use of tobacco can increase the risk of cervical cancer.
- Have a healthy diet, rich in vegetables, fruit and cereal to stimulate the immune system. For example, consume a variety of carotene, vitamins A, C, and E, and folic acid can reduce the risk of cervical cancer.
- Avoid sex before marriage or at the very young or teenage years.
- Avoid having sex during menstrual period proved to be effective to prevent and inhibit the formation and development of cervical cancer.
- Avoid sex with many partners.
- Routinely undergo regular Pap smear tests. Currently Pap smear can be done even at the health center at an affordable price.
- Alternative Pap smear is a test IVA with a cheaper cost of Pap smears. The goal for the early detection of HPV infection.
- Vaccine or the HPV vaccination to prevent HPV infection.
