Newtown Center Pediatrics

Richard Auerbach, MD Laura Nowacki, MD
 
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Newtown Center Pediatrics 10 Queen Street Newtown, CT. 06470 Tel: (203) 426-3267 Fax: (203) 426-3903
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This web-site is devoted to our patients and their families. It is intended to introduce you to our practice.

We hope you find the information contained within this site both helpful and educational.

The information contained within this website is for general purposes only.

It is not intended to substitute for physician directed care.


If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child, please don’t hesitate to contact our office.


Newtown Center Pediatrics, LLC

203- 426 - 3267

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Human Papilloma Virus


Strains of HPV have been associated with cervical cancers in women and genitourinary cancers in men.  Additionally, we are seeing an increase in esophageal and oral cancers which are believed to be due to HPV.


Most women by the time of menopause have been exposed to HPV which is why routine Pap smears must be performed regularly.  Over 30% of women are exposed following their first sexual contact.


Men carry the virus and can transmit it to their partner through sexual contact, skin to skin contact, or through open mouth kissing.  In other words, you do NOT need to be having sex to transmit it!


Gardasil is a vaccine developed to prevent infection with HPV.  Similar to the Hepatitis B series, it is given at zero, one, and nine months.  Side effects have been reported and most commonly include pain, fever, and occasionally dizziness.


Cervical cancer is now the ONLY cancer for which we have a vaccine.  We are offering it to girls and boys as young as 11 years of age.  Hopefully, in the future, it will be approved for use in younger children; thereby avoiding the socially difficult discussion about when it would be appropriate to offer the vaccine.