Are you going to have your girls get the HPV vaccine?

Question

My parents don't want me to get it because it is so new (and Im fine with that) but I was wondering what other parents think (or if your a kid what your parents think) and what your reasons are for it

Answer 1

Your parents are probable just concerned because sometimes things that are new will be recalled or it will be discovered that it can actually harm you in some way. When things are new, it means that sometimes they haven't discovered any problems there might be with it.

My mom is okay with it because in general, I guess she puts a lot of faith in the medical community who declares that it is healthy, and I guess she's willing to take the risk if it could be a vaccine for a certain kind of cancer.

Answer 2

I would definately not get it. There is proof that it has killed 8 women so far. Out of 60 women that took it in pregnancy, 30 of them had miscarriages. That's not even counting the number of girls who have had violent reactions to it. Before the girls died they went into a type of coma. Besides they only did reasearch to prove it lasts for 4 years. That's not very long and they only did research on girls under 18 for a year. Try researching it. The company is the same one that made that medication that gave people heart attacks and strokes a few years ago. They're trying to get the government to make it required to get it so that they can't be sued it someone dies or gets hurt from it. Besides most people in the world have some type of HPV in their system. It usually stays dormant. So chances are you already have a few of them. They're not life threatening and you're probably going to get them again right after the shot wears off. That's like taking a shot for acne. It's there it's normal and it's not hurting you so why pay $300.00 for an unneccesary thing?

Answer 3

Our pediatrician asked me if I wanted my daughters to get this vaccine, but I have opted not to for now. I know for a fact that my daughters are not sexually active at this point, and the vaccine is just so new and I am not convinced it is safe. And after seeing the statistics, it doesn't seem that this disease is a huge threat that is statistically likely to happen. My kids have had all other vaccines, but I just don't think this one is worth it at this point.

Answer 4

Some information about cervical cancer.

Source -
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_cervical_cancer_8.asp

"The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2007, about 11,150 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States."

"About 3,670 women will die from cervical cancer in the United States during 2007. Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. The cervical cancer death rate declined by 74% between 1955 and 1992."

"The death rate from cervical cancer continues to decline by nearly 4% a year."

"Cervical cancer tends to occur in midlife. Half of women diagnosed with this cancer are between the ages of 35 and 55. It rarely occurs in women younger than 20.[...] Slightly over 20% of women with cervical cancer are diagnosed when they are over 65."

Source Gardasil.com
"GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone and does not prevent all types of cervical cancer"

"Allergic reactions that may include difficulty breathing, wheezing (bronchospasm), hives, and rash have
been reported. Some of these reactions have been severe.

Additional side effects reported include swollen glands (neck, armpit, or groin), Guillain-Barré syndrome, and headache."

Ingredients
"[Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) [...]
It also contains amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, sodium chloride, L-histidine, polysorbate
80, sodium borate, and water for injection"

"HPV Types 16,18, 6, 11 "

Source -
http://health.rutgers.edu/hpv/
There are over 100 types of HPV, 30 are found to affect the genital region, remember Gardasil protects from 4 types.

NOW
Out of those first numbers.. 3000-4000 women are expected to die in the US from cervical cancer, think about this compared to the US population. It is highly improbable.

Also Gardasil is recommended for use in 9-26yr old,
America Cancer Society statistics show cervical cancer to be common around age 35-55. Yes you could possible contract a strain of cancer causing HPV before 26,.. but what about 26 to say age 50?

And the vaccine has only been tested on a limited group, and since the original test, it has only been 4 yrs, no long time affects are yet known.

Answer 5

If I had daughters I would have them get it. It seems to be proven well enough to significantly alter the risk of death from cancer although, like all vaccines, it does create a new, much lower, risk of death by reaction. You pays your money and you takes your chances. In the case of a deadly disease like cancer it is worth it.
I am very conservative about risk taking, which may surprise those of you who know I am a pilot and fly hang gliders. I have been watching the development of lasik eye surgery since they first invented it to do away with glasses. I have not yet had it, although I need it badly. It is only in the last couple of years that I have come to the conclusion that they are sufficiently advanced and experienced in it that I will let them take such a risk with my only pair of eyes. All I'm waiting on now is the money.

Answer 6

Parents should realize that fear of acquiring HPV and the potential for cervical cancer is not an impediment teen-agers consider before engaging in sex.

I applaud the young women who intend to remain chaste until marriage. But to be safe, your husband needs to remain chaste prior to marriage also.

Answer 7

The majority of women clear the HPV virus from their bodies naturally.

Most cervical pre-cancers develop slowly, so nearly all cervical cancers can be prevented with regular pap smear screening and prompt treatment.

Survival for women with pre-invasive cervical cancer lesions is nearly 100% with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.


Since the approval of the vaccine in June, 2006, there have been 1261 adverse events reported.(Consider that it is estimated that fewer than 10% of adverse events are actually reported)


"Each 0.5-mL dose of the vaccine contains approximately 225 mcg of aluminum (as amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate adjuvant),
9.56 mg of sodium chloride,
0.78 mg of L-histidine,
50 mcg of polysorbate 80,
35 mcg of sodium borate,
and water for injection."


http://909shot.com/Diseases/HPV/HPVInfection.htm
http://909shot.com/Vaccine%20Excipients%20CDC.pdf
http://poisonevercure.150m.com/vaccines/package_inserts/HPV%20Merck%202006.pdf


If I had daughters, they would not be getting it.

Answer 8

I WISH i would of got it when i was younger but when i was young i never heard about HPV....I am now 24 and have hpv and pre cancer cells very hard thing to go threw because i am sooo scared of the treatment i will need soon....So yes i will have my girls get the shot when i have them...and i tell my couzins and there moms to please get one before its to late!.


EDIT..just wanted to say i am not a slut and i always wore protction when i was with other men i am now married and TTC .....my hubby had no idea he had HPV in his blood and i got it from him so i did not get this from sleeping around!

Answer 9

HPV is a sexually transmitted disease (I'm unsure to whether it can also be transferred through blood transfusions). I'm not sexually active so what's the point in getting it? As long as I don't do sex, I won't get sick. Simple as That.

Answer 10

I am a child and I am getting it. My doctor told me I could part of the generation that won't have HPV. The first generation, and I will be protected for life from 3 shots. I thought it was worth it. No bad side effects.