So i am married w/ a baby...i am 23 and my dr wants me to consider the guardasil shot. He says you can not get it once you are over like 26-27 and i should really consider it. I have always thought my husband has been my one and only and i have no need for this shot....can i get any advice?
2007-09-05 09:39:31 · 8 answers · asked by tll 6 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I know what it is...i have always been under the believe that its for young girls before they become sexually active and i have always thought that there could have been more long term research on this shot...so before he (the dr) brought it up w/ me i wasnt sure if i was for it or against it....
2007-09-05 10:20:44 · update #1
If you aren't promiscuous you really don't need it. Consider it this way: Guardasil MAY help prevent certain strands of HPV, certain strands can POSSIBLY lead to certain types of cancer. It's a gimmick. I'm not saying that either aren't serious diseases, but scaring people into believing that this is the cure is ridiculous. If you've been with the same person for a while, and you are the type of person that takes the time to find the sexual history of your partners in an attempts to make a sound judgment, you really don't need it.
2007-09-05 11:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hope the following helps clarify things:
Gardasil is a new vaccine being made by Merck & Co., Inc. and which has been approved by the FDA to prevent cervical cancer in females between the ages of 9 and 26 years of age.
Gardasil is not a 'STD vaccine' in the sense that it prevents all STDs. It simply provides protection against certain types of HPV, but not other STDs, such as HIV or herpes.
Gardasil is a vaccine against the HPV or Human Papillomavirus. The Gardasil vaccine protects recipients against 4 types of HPV, including the two types that cause most cervical cancers and the two types that cause the most genital warts.
HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts, abnormal Pap tests, and cervical cancer.
About 20 million people are infection with HPV in the United States and almost 3,700 women die of cervical cancer in the US each year. Since many people have no symptoms and not even know that they are infected with HPV, they can pass on their HPV infection to their sexual partners without knowing. There is no cure for HPV infections.
Gardasil won't prevent all forms of genital warts or cervical cancers, but it is highly effective at preventing genital warts and cervical cancers that are caused by the types of HPV that the vaccine targets.
Gardasil will be given as a three dose series completed over 6 months.
Since Gardasil prevents HPV, a sexually transmitted disease, it is important that it be given before people become sexually active. In fact, the ACIP recommends that Gardasil be routinely given to girls when they are 11 or 12 years of age. Gardasil can be started as early as age 9 though, and can also be given to women 13 to 26 years old.
According to the CDC, so far in testing, 'there appear to be no serious side effects. The most common side effect is brief soreness at the injection site.'
Cervarix is another HPV vaccine that is being developed by GlaxoSmithKline another pharmaceutical company.
2007-09-05 09:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by laviequiva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard a lot of yeahs and nays about this product. It looks like to me, if you still had your check-ups every year the shot wouldn't be necessary. I hear that in some cases it doesn't prevent cervical cancer and can cause warts. This is a good question and sounds like something I would really check into before taking the shot. Try and get a second opinion and good luck to you.
2007-09-05 09:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by God Bless America 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the shot can help prevent getting some types of cancer,
or atleast prevent getting things that can cause cancer... something like that. I did some research and I can't remember which it is. It's recomended that you get it before you're sexually active, which obviously you are... sooo, I would recomend getting it just to stay on the safe side... there's really no harm in doing so...
2007-09-05 09:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by Karlee G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 17 and I've taken this shot. Even if you have no need for it, it's still really good to take just in case you happen to have gotten the virus somehow.
It's a heavy serum though, so I HIGHLY suggest if you get it, have the nurse give it to you in the hip.
2007-09-05 09:58:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would not consider it. It does not protect against all cervical cancers and we do not know enough about the shot especially with its long term affects.
2007-09-05 11:31:20 · answer #6 · answered by Terri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea don't take the Chance get er done.
2007-09-05 09:45:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just do it...better be safe than sorry
2007-09-05 09:44:45 · answer #8 · answered by dough23 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋