so scared please answer =[ cevical cancer shot??!!!?

Question

okay im 17years old so today i went to the doctor to get the (cervical cancer shot) and now i have been reading some stuff here on yahoo answers that its not yet 100% concidered safe its only been out for 3years and what if something comes up with the years oh im so scared i hope it doesnt have effects later on the future ...........................
now i dont know if i made the right choice im scared =[
what if i cant have babies please ppl help me i am scared.

what 23 girls dies already from it/??

woops i meant
3 girls lol

Answer 1

You should know that there are a number of political activists out there who somehow think that giving young girls vaccines against a sexually transmitted disease is either admitting that the girls are sexually active or predicting that they will be sexually promiscuous. That doesn't make much sense, since a woman who is a virgin on her wedding night could still get HPV from her husband.

Unfortunately, the people who think that this vaccine is bad from their own point of view are spreading all kinds of garbage about how bad the vaccine is. The so-called reports of deaths are merely reports of girls who died some time after they got the shot. I looked at these reports, and none of them tie the shot to the death. None of them had any apparent reaction to the shot. I am retired after working 32 years for FDA, and I know how to read those reports; I used to do it for a living.

As for the safety of the vaccine, think about this. Every year we come up with a brand new flu vaccine that has never been on the market before, and every year millions of people get the shot. That is how vaccines work. This might be a new vaccine as far as the virus in question is concerned, but the idea of making a vaccine and how to make it and what goes into it is nothing new.

I can tell you the vaccine is not 100% safe. It is known to cause soreness and redness around where it is injected, and can cause fever and other flu-like symptoms in a small percentage of people. Like all vaccines, it is also capable of causing allergic reactions, and these can be serious.

A few months ago, I tried to comfort my cousin whose 22-year-old daughter had HPV and had been treated four times for pre-cancerous growths on her cervix, and who was unlikely to be able to keep her cervix long enough to have children. That is what this vaccine is all about.

If you did not get the vaccine, there is a chance you would end up in the position of my cousin's daughter. But if you get the vaccine, you have lowered the possibility of that. Vaccines do not affect fertility. There is no way the antibodies to HPV that you get from this vaccine are going to keep you from having babies.

So calm down. There is nothing evil about that shot. Just some evil people spreading rumors hoping to scare people just like you.

Every year I get a flu shot, and after I do, I feel smug. Like I had beaten something that was out to get me. Your turn. Please get the other shots in the series, and then you can feel that you did a good thing for yourself and your future.

Answer 2

You should have thought about that before getting the shot. Complications have been found to be rare, but we're still just beginning to give the shot. We don't know what the future holds with this drug. We don't even know how long it'll remain active in your system. No it's not 100% safe! We don't know how it'll effect you in the future. We can't say that someone has had children and hasn't been effected by the shot because it's too soon to know the long term effects. No one can say that the shot hasn't effected ability to get pregnant because we just don't know given the fact that this is a new drug. This drug hasn't been tested in many long-term studies. What you should do is consider getting the other two shots. It's up to you. I know my doctor tried to pressure me into getting it and I don't want it. I think a lot of doctors are pushing it, especially if you're in college like me. I can't honestly make you feel better because those are the facts. What's done is done and you just have to see what happens down the road.

Answer 3

The shot isn't likely to prevent you having babies in the future, but HPV can certainly do it. The trouble with HPV is your partner won't know they carry it, but they will still share it with you. HPV is a leading cause of cervical cancer, and is also linked heavily to things like PID. Even if all you get are the genital warts, those are embarassing enough to have treated repeatedly. And a confession you will have to make to every potential partner you have in life, including your future Mr. Right. For the most part, either the shot will prove effective and prevent you from gettng HPV or it won't. It's not likely to cause you other problems down the road. As with all choices you will be faced with in your adulthood, you will need to balance the risk and the benefit to make the best choice. There are very few times in life when a decision is as clear cut as say, "gee, do I jump with the worn out frayed bungie cord, or should I wait to get a new one- or maybe choose not to jump at all". Most major decisions involve a certain amount of unknown grey area, and you can only base your decision on what you know for fact. Then you decide and move on. If it happens to not be the best choice later, well- it happens sometimes. But based on what you know now, it is the most sensible choice. Don't ever let fear dictate your decisions, now or in the future. If you let fear dictate what you do or don't do, you won't end up doing much at all. I'm not saying to ignore your fear, but you do need to put it in proportion. You mention babies. Does it occur to you that parenthood is one of the most frightening proposals out there? You will be responsible for creating a life, hope that the baby is normal and healthy, and then take charge of the most helpless creature on earth. You will be responsible for turning that helpless creature into a responsible functioning adult, and you only have about 18 years to do that. Oh, and don't warp their little psyche by doing anything wrong while you are at it. Make the shot decision look like a real no-brainer, doesn't it? So, relax. You chose to protect yourself against HPV using the very latest, best options available. Now move on to the rest of your life dear.

Answer 4

Its a fairly new vaccine, no long term studies have been done.

Just don't get the other vaccinations.

Also, even the commercial says that it may not prevent the four forms of cervical cancer it says its going to prevent.

Answer 5

you have made the right choice i have had a couple diffrent shots that say it could make me infertial but i have 5 kids don't worry you will be fine it is a proven fact that your brain can create a problems for you so don't stress go back to your normal lives

Answer 6

The side effects are realllly rare.
No need to worry about it.
It'll just make your body nervous and may cause the side effects.
Just dont be scared, it'll be fine. Those side effects are 1 to 100,000.

Answer 7

Well before getting the shot you should've read about it FIRST and studied about it.

I guess you learned your lesson.

I was thinkin about gettin it too but then i read all the bad stuff about it and how like 2 or 3 girls died from it so i decided not to even get it!!!