The shot has been approved for girls as young as nine years old. Many states are trying to make the vaccine mandatory for girls entering the sixth grade. Will this encourage children and lead them to think that it is acceptable to have sex at such a young age?
2007-03-22 16:29:33 · 12 answers · asked by Cassandra M 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
After being vaccinated from Tetanus do you go out stepping on rusty nails? Not a perfect analogy but the "point" is that there are lots of other reasons not to have sex at 11 other than HPV (which I doubt 11 year olds were ever thinking about in the first place).
There are so many other pitfalls associated with sex and sexually transmitted diseases that taking a single one - that nine years probably don't understand very well anyway, is hardly an inducement to have sex.
Mandatory anything is controversial...but I can't image the amount of time and money that is spent on monitoring this problem in an effort to stop cervical cancer. Did you know that over 70% of adults in the U.S. have HPV of some variety? ...many of the varieties are free of symptoms, but still have it.
2007-03-22 16:45:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
While the HPV vaccine is an improvement in the treatment and prevention of certain types of HPV, it is not a cure. Also, it is imperative that women understand that they need to have an annual Pap smear. This test is the only way to determine if a woman has cervical cancer. It also shows the doctor pre-cancerous conditions in the cervix. Do not allow you or your daughters to be lulled into a false sense of security. Many people believe that if their daughters have the vaccination, they no longer have to worry about HPV and that is not the case. Your daughter can still get HPV even if she has been vaccinated. Make sure they know that once they become sexually active, they must have an annual Pap. If we are not careful and women stop getting pap smears, in 20 years the deaths from cervical cancer will not be 3,500 per year, but 10's of thousands.
2007-03-22 18:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by Barry M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think that this will encourage sex at a young age. There are tons of other Stds still out there lurking. I believe that the vaccinations should not be mandatory but should be properly explained and offered through parents as an optional childhood vaccination.
2007-03-22 18:29:13 · answer #3 · answered by Neil L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I keep seeing the debates over the HPV vaccine here. There seems to be alot of misinformation. I feel that if parents and guardians present this vaccine in the same light as all other vaccines, i.e. MMR shots, seasonal flu shots etc.. and stop highlighting the sexual aspect of it then these girls will not think of it as a form of protection from sexual diseases.
It's us adults that keep throwing a sexual twist on this.
To be fair yes...HPV is a sexually transmitted virus, but why emphazise that information to young girls?
Also this vaccine does not confere immunity to all forms of HPV. There are many mutations of this virus and the vaccine only covers some of them (including one that carries a larger risk of cancer, hense the desire to be vaccinated against it)
Teach your girl/s about safe sex, get them all thier vaccines including this one, and keep these topics seperated.
2007-03-22 17:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not at all as most teenagers would only now be educated about hpv and the reason to have this vaccine so to be honest i think it may make them think twice if they no that hpv can and does lead to cancer in later lives.the jab can only be a good thing as it saves woman's lives, remember this virus is totally UN harm full to the male just poor woman that have to suffer.its another big step to beat cancer.
2007-03-23 03:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum toddlers at that age won't even comprehend why they're getting photos, or what the vaccines stay away from... hell, I have been given photos in the process grade college and that i nevertheless do no longer even comprehend what they have been. i do no longer think of it is going to inspire intercourse. The media will, yet no longer a vaccine.
2016-10-01 08:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gardisil reduces the risk of HPV which causes cervical cancer. no vaccine causes people to immediately start having sex. it will give all girls the opportunity to live a bit more peacefully.
i will give my daughter the gift of Gardisil for her 9th birthday.
2007-03-22 17:32:41 · answer #7 · answered by KitKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its already happening. did you know the average age for sex is 11. yes the tender age of 11. What is underage sex? underage drinking! Its happening and would be helpful, but I dont believe it should be mandatory.
2007-03-23 00:25:27 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs.Vick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think it will. there are still stds. why are people acting like this is a get out of jail free card. its protecting people from only 4 strands of hpv. there are like 40 strands of it. the thing is this is a disease you can get from something like a toliet seat. its a skin to skin/ skin to object transmission. its helping protect people from a certain kind of cancer... which they can still get. people need to be more educated on this stuff and not trust everything they see on tv.
2007-03-22 16:48:03 · answer #9 · answered by beautifulbunny0286 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is just plain stupid. I also think making the vaccine mandatory is stupid but for reasons different then yours.
2007-03-22 16:33:31 · answer #10 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋