anybody know anything about cervical cancer vaccination?

Answer 1

This one is really a bit of an issue, particularly with respect to young school age girls where the Gardasil vaccine is also being promoted strongly. This vaccination cannot be taken lightly and although it is said to provide protection for upto 85% of HPV, there seems to have been an insufficient length of time (approx. 5 years) of trials to determine any likely side effects. This and the fact that the trials where conducted by the manufacturerers themselves (Merck and GlaxoSmithKline) and not an independant body, is of concern in itself! Further the age of the study group was 15 -26 years, and yet it is being promoted to girls under 15 that have yet to reach puberty. What effect is this likely to have? Who knows?
There are numerous articles on the safety and possible side effects and indeed the long term effectiveness of Gardasil to raise sufficient doubt in ones mind as to the necessity of having this particular vaccine. In all it appears that this drug was rushed through before full approval and in fact the FDA have stipulated for Merck to continue the monitoring and long term trial for girls under 15 years to confirm its safety.
Following are some articles for further reading.

Answer 2

Gardasil has been around for 7 years and more. They go through testing for years before being released. They only vaccinate teens and virginal 20s under 25. The thing the AMA won't tell you is that MEN are the carriers of HPV. Until MEN also get treated, the problem is not going to be eradicated. The comment about not giving a prevention drug doesn't quite make sense. I'm not sure why you should think that's a bad idea if a condition is incurable, yet CAN be prevented. Gardasil DOES NOT prevent all types of HPV and cervical cancer.

Answer 3

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is a vaccine that targets certain sexually transmitted strains of human papillomavirus that are associated with the development of cervical cancer and genital warts. The only two HPV vaccines currently on the market are Gardasil and Cervarix. Currently it is only limited to young women. Hopefully in the near future, it will be available to young men too.

Answer 4

Yes. I know something about it. It's called Gardasil. It actually prevents 4 strains of HPV (human papilloma virus) which cause most cervical cancers. It is given in 3 doses over 6 months. It is only for girls and women age 9-26. It should be given before a woman is very sexually experienced because it doesn't do anything if she's already been exposed to those forms of HPV.

Answer 5

Yes it's only good if you haven't had sex or if you have only had the one partner and you are younger than 26. It also can stop genital warts too (or something along those lines).

Answer 6

Please see the web pages for more details on Gardasil.