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60 Harley Street
London W1G 7HA  UK
T: 020 7637 1600
F: 020 7612 2509
Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Sat 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
info@freedomhealth.co.uk
Human Papilloma Virus HPV Testing and Treatment

Genital Warts Treatment, testing and HPV immunisation.

  • HPV is the world's commonest STD and causes cervical, vulval, anal and other types of cancers.
  • HPV has many subtypes, the most common of which are types 6, 11, 16 and 18.
  • HPV 6 and 11 causes ugly external ganital warts whilst 16 and 18 are invisible and cause genital and anal cancers.
  • External genital warts are ugly, take a long time to clear, require intensive treatment and are often very distressing indeed.
  • Infection with the virus is typically transient so a person may clear an infection after a short period.
  • Because we will often periodically clear infections it is possible to use this knowledge to vaccinate against the virus and also reinfection.
  • Vaccination has been proven to hugely reduce infection rates and consequently reduce the cancers the infection may cause.
  • Genital warts treatment using liquid nitrogen, laser, curetting, surgical excision and also imiquinod cream is available routinely.
  • At Freedomhealth we are keen to vaccinate against HPV at the earliest opportunity.
  • Our preferred routine at Freedomhealth is to use PCR testing to identify if a person already has HPV.
  • If there is no proven infection then we would be keen to immunise using the vaccine called Gardasil.
  • Gardasil is given once, then after two months and finally after three months. A booster is likely to be needed from time to time.
  • We charge £60 for the HPV4 test and £150 for each of three vaccinations