Does the Gardasil vaccine really cause you to not be able to have children?

Question

I can have the Gardasil vaccine at school for free, but my friends won't because their mothers say that one side effect of the Gardasil vaccine is to not be able to or make it harder to have children. Is this true?

Answer 1

Check their website for more information and/or talk to your doctor.

http://www.gardasil.com/cervical-cancer-vaccine.html

Just because your friend's mother's say one thing doesn't neccessarily mean it's true or false. And even then, that doesn't mean that you have to follow suit. Do what is right for YOU or do what YOU want, not what your friends or their parents say. It's your body not theirs. Also, discuss it iwith your parents if you're really that worried.

Answer 2

Some information about cervical cancer.

Source -
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten...

"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 3

http://www.trueactivist.com/gab_gallery/lead-developer-for-hpv-vaccine-admits-it-is-useless-likely-dangerous/

read that. and watch the video. I got the shot and my arm was sore and i could barely move it for 3 weeks without being in an extreme amount of pain. but according to my doctor that had nothing to do with the shot and was only my fear of needles. but i've had plenty of other shots without my arm hurting for 3 weeks... hmmm makes you think.... In the end you can only make the decision yourself based on the facts that you yourself have collected.

Answer 4

Many people think that this vaccine will cause you to not be able to have children because this vaccine has only been studied for 3-4 years. The longterm side effects of Gardasil are unknown and, yes, it is very well a possibility that it could prevent girls from having their own children. I'm not saying that this is going to happen, but since the vaccine is so new - anything is possible and anything can happen. Best of luck!

Answer 5

It's just like any other vaccine you've gotten in your life- none of them made you not able to have kids.

One side effect of the gardasil commercials is overprotective mothers not letting their daughters have it because they think it will be interpreted as a free pass to have sex

Answer 6

That is incorrect. I have had the HPV vaccine and i have conceived just fine. All it does is lower your risk for cervical cancer which is a great thing

Answer 7

No, this is not true. This prevents HPV virus which will significantly lower your risk of ever developing cervical cancer..

Answer 8

It's never pointless to get a vaccine to try to prevent cancer.

Answer 9

Their mothers are incorrect. The vaccine only protects againsts HPV, which can lead to cervical cancer.

However, do understand that the only reason to get the vaccine is if you are going to be sexually active. If you and your friends aren't sexually active, then it is pointless to get the vaccine.

:)

Answer 10

No, not at all. Those mothers are quite ignorant.