what are your thoughts on the HPV vaccine?

Question

some are for it and some are actually against getting it....
i say its better to be safe then sorry...its not harmful...and for most girls their insurance covers it....

why wouldn't you want something that would ward off cancer....

the only cure for HPV is the vaccine....so what else would u do to cure it if u contracted it....

i think some ppl need to do research before they answer ......llol

Answer 1

Guardasil, the HPV vaccine, will save more lives than Penicillin ever did over time. The only folks who are against it are the small minded folks (usually overly religious) who think abstinence is the best policy. Unfortunately, HPV which can lead to cervical cancer is a virus that can be contracted at any time during your life from having sex even one time with someone who is a carrier. However, the vaccine is only effective in young women who have not yet been exposed to the virus. An even bigger reality check is that 1 in 4 sexual partners have been exposed to the virus, are a carrier and don't even know it. Here are the facts: Your young sweet daughter is going to have sex with some horny moron no matter how much crap you jam into her head not to and any fool who wouldn't want their daughter to live a healthy life shouldn't have children to begin with! The three guardasil vaccines are worth the $1000 you'll spend on them to knock off one more potential killer of your child. Wake up.....

Answer 2

I have been hearing about this a lot and there are a few things that bother me about. I like the idea, the concept though, so don't get me wrong, it's just the implementation of the whole thing that sucks.

The first thing that I feel uncomfortable about is the fact that it is being pushed so quickly to become a *mandated* vaccine (in California at least, and I just read that the bill was shelved because of concerns that not enough testing had been done). I don't think enough testing has been done, and in fact I have heard that the efficacy of the vaccine hasn't been as high as was indicated in the studies.

The second thing I am uncomfortable about is that the same company that brought us vioxx (Merck) and marketed it really hard before enough testing had been, is using the same tactic for the HPV vaccine because their competitors are coming out soon with their own vaccine. I don't trust them because they don't seem to be hoping for the wellness of their patients as much as hoping for the wellness of their bank accounts. On the other hand, they do deserve to make a profit if they have come up with a good product., just not by aggressive marketing and lobbying.

The third thing that bothers me is that becuase the vaccine is targeted to women, you are essentially missing half the population. I realize that the testing hasn't been completed for males yet, but that it is being worked on, but doesn't that indicate that this might be going too fast?

The fourth thing is that I don't think the HPV vaccine inocculates one against all the HPVs, so you might get a false sense of protection and not get PAP smears. On the other hand, it's great that they might be able to vaccinate against *any* HPV.

I think having a vaccine is a great idea, but the processed has been rushed by the industry to the point where it is clearly economic motivation for them, not health motivation. I do look forward to being able to prevent cervical cancer!

National Public Radio (NPR) has some very thoughtful and informed programs about the HPV vaccine, including panel discussions etc. If you type "HPV vaccine" into the search engine, all sorts of things will show up!

Answer 3

I think having a vaccination for something that is very contagious is a great thing. You can get HPV from a toilet or a shared towel... that's pretty scary.

I however do not trust anything new where medicine is concerned.

They always seem to be oblivious to long term affects when doing studies for new meds.
The makers just want to get their product out there ASAP and there have been too many mistakes in the past to make me trust anything that hasn't been on the market for a while.

That is the only concern I have. I don't any objections to its use beyond that seeing that some stands of HPV can cause cervical cancer and eighty-percent of college-age women have been exposed.

Stats indicate that if you and your partner are not virgins then you more than likely have already been exposed. Not only that, condoms can't protect you against it as well as it does from other STDs.

Tell that to the women who think that it is a disease for the promiscuous.

Answer 4

From a guy's perspective I'd think that anything that might prevent a disease would be worth investigating. For underage teen girls I think it should be left up to the parents and not a state mandate. You know I think there's alot of paranoia about vaccines, but also at the same time I also don't like the fact that drug companies over-hype their drugs and put people's health @ risk for profit. And that is fact rather than myth! And I don't have much faith in the FDA nowadays for they can't even control contaminated pet food..it's just a matter of time before the human food chain has the same sort of problems for we've already seen ecoli in spinach, lettuce. they say their funding has been cut so I'm concerned they might be bought off by a drug maker. The FDA is a scandal waiting to happen and we'll be the one's who'll pay for it!

Answer 5

I think that they are jumping into this issue way too soon. In Ohio Rep. Edna Brown has made this a big issue. They need to make sure there aren't any long term side-effects first. I can see these girls having other health problems down the line because there wasn't enough research now. I would hope that I was wrong though.

Answer 6

I'm not against the vaccine itself, I hate the way everybody is trying to sell it as a vaccine for cancer. I'm from Texas and got very mad when our governor propsed making it required to be in school! The best way to avoid HPV is still safe sex practices.

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Answer 8

I'm honestly not sure what to think. I think there are other ways for a woman to keep her body healthy. We can't turn to vaccinations for everything.

Answer 9

If it can stop cancer - any kind of cancer - I'm all for it.

Answer 10

there is no cure for HPV.