I need to interview a few moms who are for/against the Gardasil injections. Any info?
2007-03-14 04:02:09 · 5 answers · asked by Seiko-sama 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
If my daughters were young not grown I would have them get the shot. I think its better to give the kids the shot when they are young and you dont have to explain the sexual part of it. You just say its an immunization and dont explain the part of it that is sexual. This does not work when the girl is older as she can read all about it and learn about it at school etc. I do agree that this immunization is new and do worry some about side effects etc as they havent tested it for any really long time.
Hopefully some day soon we will be giving our kids a shot that keeps them from getting any cancers-that will be a day to celebrate.
2007-03-14 04:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is my personal opnion that this injection has not been approved/used long enough to know much about it. I know that it is used to protect against cervical cancer and that there are actually states that are pushing to have it be a mandatory immunization in girls as young as 12 years old.......but what happens if 5, 10, or even 20 years from now, they start popping up with strange side affects or complications from it that were not foreseen......sounds a little risky to me. I have an almost 13 year old daughter, but I will not be taking her to get this shot.
She may decide to have it later when there has been more evidence that it will not cause any harm...but I will not consent to it and then have to live with the fact that I agreed to do something to her that in my opinion has not been around long enough.
You just hear way too many stories of people suffering from something that decades before were considered to be safe....asbestos, cigaretttes, lead paint.....ya just never know. I think society is too quick to jump on the band wagon with new medications....have you seen all the law firm commercials? "If you or a loved one has suffered from illness or death and took the drug _______, then contact us...you may be entitled to compensation for your pain, suffering and medical bills".
Uh...yeah...no thanks for now.
2007-03-14 04:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I have a daughter she is only 5 though. I plan I having her receive Gardasil when she is old enough. I'm not sure why anyone who gets their kids immunized wouldn't. I have heard the main reason being that it would promote pre marital sex or sex in general. I find that silly. You can simply tell your child that the immunization is just like the rest of them it helps prevent a disease or sickness.
2007-03-14 04:08:39 · answer #3 · answered by sunnydreams1123 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not going to have my daughters immunized with Gardasil until they know the long term effects.. It is too new to the market and I don't trust it. I think it is ludicrious to require gilrs to be immunized for this.
2007-03-14 04:06:23 · answer #4 · answered by apark3 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What you need is information about the long-term effects, and there is less data available than there was for Vioxx. Remember Vioxx? Killed people?
If I had a teenage daughter, there is no way I'd let them use her as a guinea-pig.
2007-03-14 04:11:52 · answer #5 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋