Should i go ahead and receive the vaccine or wait a year or two to see the results since this vaccine is still new...?
2007-06-30 17:56:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
The vaccine is so new that we do not have an adequate amount of information on the long term affects of this drug.
Personally I would not get it nor would I want any girl I know to get it. Who knows what the affects could be!
2007-07-01 01:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an excellent question. It is, however, one that you should ask your physician or gynecologist. If there are long-term effects, it will be more than "a year or two" for them to become evident. I have not yet spoken to a physician who has said, "Don't get the vaccination." Some information on Gardasil for you:
1. Gardasil is intended to protect you from four of the sexually-transmissible types of HPV (there are over 30 types). Two of these types cause most cervical cancer; the other two cause most genital warts. You can still contract cervical cancer and genital warts, just not from these 4 types.
2. Gardasil does not prevent pregnancy, trichomoniasis, HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chalmydia, Hepatitis B and C, pelvic inflammatory disease, pubic lice, bacterial vaginosis, and yeast infections. These, and HPV, are situations you face when you become sexually active.
3. As you stated, Gardasil is a new vaccine. The very long-term effects are still unknown. It is also unknown whether, some years in your future, you may need a "booster" to stay immune (sort of like a tetanus booster).
All that said, you should consider getting the vaccination! It may save your life someday.
2007-07-02 09:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by july 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the vaccination and it went fine. Last year my doctor didn't give it to me because she felt it was too early but now she feels it's been out long enough.
2007-07-01 01:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If preventing cancer is important to you why would you wait. My daughter has gotten her first in the series of shots. Do you think people waited when the polio vaccine came out??
2007-07-01 01:02:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should go ahead and get it....i've gotten mines already and some of my little cousins (9 and 11 y/o) have too. you get the shots in three sessions, three month period between each. you should talk to your dr about getting it....its better to be safe than sorry!!!
2007-07-01 01:16:40 · answer #5 · answered by DivaQueenB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is i just got the vaccination a week ago.
2007-07-01 01:22:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i say it is safe... i have gotten mine and personally i am still alive and it is better to get it done early then later
2007-07-01 01:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by Cat Lover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋