the gardisil shot???

Question

back in august i went to the doctor and she told me i should really get the gardisil shot,that its important i get it and all, and kinda rushed me into it without really explaining it, so i got the first shot that day and right after i got it i felt like i was gonna pass out i don't know if it was from that or because i was nervous but anyway when i went home i looked the gardisil shot up on the internet and read up about it and decided that its not something i want simply because its new and nobody knows the long term affects off it, i'm just not confortable having that in my body, so i was suppose to go back in october and get my second shot but i didn't and i just wanted to know if its okay that i didn't get the other shots, i know i'm not fully protected, but is my health in danger or anything because i didn't get all the shots? is it bad if u just stop in the middle of it like that?

Answer 1

No you are fine, I agree with your decision to not get it, and I think your OB/GYN shouldn't have rushed you into the choice... there have been a few reports of young girls dying after getting it... although it hasn't been proved the shot caused it... I wouldn't get it either and I haven't...

You will be fine not getting the rest of the series. And I'm sure you already know that if you decide you do want it, you will have to start over with the first shot again...

Answer 2

My sister Kylie and that i've got had 2/3 doses. we are going decrease back to get the three this month or next. in certainty, we've not have been given any reason to not pass decrease back through fact we've not had issues of the 1st 2 pictures. i be responsive to there is plenty going around approximately pre-young ones getting the shot yet my sister Kylie is 11 and she or he hasn't had any undesirable facet outcomes from the shot. I actually have a distinctive bio-dad than my older sisters and Kylie, they have an identical dad, i've got by no skill considered or talked to my bio-dad yet i assume cervical maximum cancers runs contained in the family members. So i don't wanna possibility it.

Answer 3

It won't hurt you to not get another shot, however, that's the new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. Did you tell your doctor that you are sexually active? I can understand her wanting you to get the shot if you are young and having sex (Or considering having sex)..because your chances of contracting HPV and not knowing it are extremely high. If you have HPV, you have a good chance of getting cervical cancer.

Plus, vaccines don't exactly have side effects. Your bodies response to the antibodies in the vaccine are what make people feel ill. Once your body recognizes that it's not harming you, the possible symptoms will fade.

Answer 4

you're very smart to realize that new shots are never a good idea to have until they have been around for AT LEAST several years....especially when they aren't even required....It should be just fine that you didn't go back for another, but since you did get the first one, it wouldn't make it any worse to get the rest, so you might as well. I completely understand what you are saying though, and I absolutely refused to get it when my doc tried to talk me into it.

Answer 5

You aren't in danger, but it's a shot you really should get. It is a vaccine against HPV, which leads to cervical cancer. HPV can be transmitted sexually, and no man knows he carries it. I got diagnosed with it 3 years ago, and all my friends went and got tested. Of 12, 7 of them had it. So if you ever have sex, and that man has ever had sex before, your chances of getting HPV are very high. It causes no symptoms, but is linked to cervical cancer. It's one shot to protect you from a terrible disease. Just go get the other shot.


But keep in mind this shot has been in clinical trials for years. It is FDA approved for general use and is completely safe.


Edited to respond:
Meghan up there is not correct. IT DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST ALL FORMS OF HPV, ONLY THE MOST COMMON ONES, AND NOT ALL HPV CAUSES CERVICAL CANCER.

She's right. It doesn't protect against all forms of HPV and not all forms of HPV cause cervical cancer. But it does gaurd against the most common strains that do.

She is right that your doctor shouldn't ahve pushed you into it, but take a closed look at all the information and make your decision from that. If you decide not to get it, you are not endangered becasue you already had one.

Answer 6

You need to talk to your health care professional about this kind of stuff.
Although, I am a advocate of the gardisil shot myself. But, having HPV and having a bigger chance of having cervical cancer is not something I want to deal with.

But the best thing is to talk to your primary care physician. If you don't feel comfortable with them... they have hotlines.

Answer 7

I was skeptical when I recieved the first shot also...it was probably the most painful shot I ever recieved..

The second shot was the one that literally made me pass out..

After the third one i was fine...i know your worried about the long term effects but its a vaccine and they are safe.

Just get the shot its worth being vaccinated than having to have warts surgically removed from your body.

Answer 8

you should always follow your doctor's orders but I don't think it will hurt you to not get the shot except that it is leaving you vulnerable for HPV. I would call my doctor and explain your concerns and have her explain to you the ramifications of missing the shot. It is a series of three and I know you have passed the window for the second shot. You may have to start all over or they may tell you that now you can't get it.
Good luck!

Answer 9

No, you should be just fine. The contents need a series of shots to be effective. You have nothing to worry about.

Answer 10

Good for you, my gynec. tried to pressure me into it to. I just don't think that long-term effect untested vaccines are ever a good idea. Just call your gyn. and make sure that it will not be harmful to just have the one shot. I'm sure it will be fine, though.