thoughts on Gardasil?

marbear81 · August 2009

https://www.gardasil.com/

I did not get this injection...

JakesBride07 · August 2009

I personally have been vaccinated. I was hesitant intially and thought that perhaps I didn't need it, because I was in a monogomus relationship...in fact I was married at the time. But after waying the pros and cons I was all for it. Better to be safe then sorry. I didn't have any adverse effects and know of several others who have been vaccinated without any issues as well. Additionally I worked in a gyn office where we gave several of the injections. Only two patients had adverse events, one of which found out she was allergic to one of the perservatives used in the injection. That patient expierenced swelling at the injection site...

XXXXX222 · August 2009

I think I'm too old to get it myself, but I've been thinking a lot about whether or not to get any future daughters vaccinated. At first I thought that vaccinating against an STD was odd, but now DH and I think we definitely will do it. Even if our daughters end up being abstinent until marriage, there's no guarantee that their future husbands will be. And men can carry HPV with no symptoms.

nikinikinine · August 2009

I think if it can prevent cervical cancer than I'm all for it. I went to Syracuse University and I interviewed the health center when I was a student there for the student run newspaper. Turns out 1 IN 3 people on campus had HPV. Unreal.

I was a teacher at the high school level for 5 years. And whether we choose to see it or not kids are more sexually active than ever before. Even at the middle school level their knowledge of sex and physical behavior is astounding. Girls, especially young ones, make decisions based on social acceptance without understanding the full ramification of their actions.

Personally, I want to see what happens to the first children who were vaccinated 10 years later. Were there s/e's, what were they, etc.

Thankfully at this rate more than a decade will have passed by the time I need to make this decision for my own daughters.

SunMoon&Stars · August 2009

Honestly - I've had HPV for years, as have some of my friends, and it's never been a big deal. HPV has been around for decades, and its estimated it exists in 75% of sexually active women.

https://www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/3cc/3refman/cxca_hpv1.htm

If treated appropriately it's easily manageable, so I really don't understand the need for a vaccination against it. It's not like Gardasil prevents serious life-threatening diseases like diptheria, psmallpox or polio.

Furthermore - among women diagnosed with HPV, less than 1% actually get cervical cancer. Even for those who do, cervical cancer is one of the most treatable cancers. Given those odds I personally find Merck's "use our product or get cancer" advertising very underhanded and deceptive. Really, what do you think their motive is? To make money.

What's even more alarming is the number of deaths reported after a Gardisil vaccination. Google "Gardasil associated deaths" and you'll find reports from a number of sources. Personally, I'm not yet convinced that the vaccine is safer than just having the virus.

Mrs.T22308 · August 2009

I myself contracted HPV as well, about 8-9 years ago from a cheating boyfriend. I had an abnormal pap and they did a biopsy and found cells that could lead to cancer. I had paps 4 times a year for about 5 years, until I had 4 consecutive clear ones.

I never had to "treat" the bad cells, my body fought off the infection over time. But lets all face it, paps once a year is bad enough!

I got the vaccine as soon as it was available because my OB/GYN recommended it. My arm was sore after the injections, but nothing worse than your typical vaccine.

Warts is a horrible thing to deal with and so is any type of cancer (treatable or not) and thankfully I ended up with either. I'd much rather get a few qucik injections that have to suffer through daily medications, radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.

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