Hpv

Wow! There's a lot of opinions out there on this subject. Me, I like to look up information myself. So, I did a Google search and found the Gardasil website.

Now to all you Mamas out there, this is coming from the vaccine manufacturer! Here's their website. http://www.gardasil.com/risk-for-hpv.html?WT.srch=1&W...

These are my favorite bits of information on that site:

According to the CDC, the only way you can totally protect yourself against HPV is to avoid any sexual activity that involves genital contact.
(so if you don't want cancer, don't have sex!!)

GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone and does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so it is important to continue regular cervical cancer screenings.
(This will not keep you from getting cancer!!)

GARDASIL will not treat cervical cancer and genital warts and will not protect against diseases caused by other HPV types.
(You can still get cancer even if you get this shot!!)

Only a doctor or healthcare professional can decide if GARDASIL is right for you or your daughter.
(Not a politician that doesn't have to get the shot himself!!)

Ladies, use your heads. Don't jump on the band wagon without doing a lot of research first. You may end up sacrificing yourself and your daughter for something that turns out to be nothing.

Brightest blessings to you all and may your cervices be cancer/disease free.
K. L.

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I have to be upfront and say that I am not pro-vaccine on any vaccine. My initial thoughts on the Hpv vaccine are this.....it protects against ONLY 3 of the more than 100 strains of Hpv. You vaccinate your daughters and not only does it NOT guarantee that that she won't get one of those 3 strains, but it does not protect AT ALL against the 97+ other strains. No vaccine can completely immunize anyone against a disease. If you believe that it will, you need to do some research. Second thought...what is in the vaccine? I haven't done any research on Hpv vaccine, but there are alot of harmful ingredients in every single vaccine that I have researched, so I would check it out if I were you. By the way, I am republican. What can I say? I can't find a party or candidate that agrees with ALL of my views!!! :)

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I have four girls and will not get them the vaccine and am horrified that it is required in TX. For one thing, it is not a vaccination against cancer. It only MIGHT protect against A FEW strands of the virus which is ONLY sexually transmitted. HPV is not lethal by any means and only MIGHT SOMETIMES cause cancer. This is all in the information published by the manufacturer.

they did not test this in young girls, who are the ones getting it in TX. In other countries that are giving it, they are giving it to adults. I know several adult women who have been vaccinated and are surprised it's being given to children. Also, they do not know how it might affect the children long term other then to say the person has to keep being vaccinated because it does wear off.

My grandmother was given a medication when she was pregnant with my mom that they have since (decades later) discovered that the children (my mom included) had a high rate of reproductive problems and now also the GRANDCHILDREN (myself included) have a high rate of reproductive problems. My mom has a malformed cervix and had miscarriages, a still born baby at four months, and preterm labor with my sister and I. I have a malformed uterus and miscarriages and preterm labor at 26 weeks with my four living children.

If my grandmother had been told "You MIGHT get cancer if you don't have this medicine and even if you do have this medicine you might STILL get cancer but if you take this medicine there is a high probability that your children and grandchildren will have reproductive abnormalities" she would not have taken it!! We don't know how this vaccine (that MIGHT protect from SOME strains of a virus that MIGHT cause SOME cancer) may affect our children long term. It's not worth the risk.

S.

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I think the same way that it is crazy. There is not enough research done on it and it is way too soon to tell the long term effects of it.+

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I agree: crazy, crazy....there is plenty of info on the web for you...could begin by doing a search on www.mercola.com Dr. Mercola has a lot to say on this topic. Also, check out Sherry Tenpenny.

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Ugh, you have struck a tender spot here. I just don't understand why it is advertised as a cancer vaccine instead of what it is a venereal disease vaccine. In TX they have made it a mandatory vaccine which makes me even more upset. I wish parents would do a little research instead of just blindly following what a Dr says is best, especially since that changes so frequently. Sorry, thanks for letting me vent a little.

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I think getting your child(ren) vaccinated should be your personal choice. I was totally against it when our state entertained the idea of making it mandatory. When new drugs (or vaccines) come out it takes about 10 years for researchers to determine most side effects. Sometimes 10 years isn't even long enough. That is reason why you can see all of those lawyer ads on tv about class action suits because of the ill effects of certain drugs. Plus you have to keep in mind that the vaccine is not effective against all strains of HPV. If you think that this will be all your daughters need to protect them against HPV you are wrong! There are over 100 strains and the vaccine only protects you against 4. Here is more info from the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm)

I would think long and hard before making a decision. Just because they say there is a vaccine does not mean it is effective enough to be worth the risks of using it before the research is finished.

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Just my opinion, but what message are we sending our daughters by giving them this vaccine at a young age? "Don't have sex. But since I don't believe you will listen, here is a vaccine that prevents an STD." The HPV vaccine is sold to everyone as an "anti-cancer" vaccine. It is NOT, it is a vaccine specifically to guard against an STD. It just so happens that this STD is associated with an increased risk of developing cervical cancer. That does not mean that every person who has a HPV vaccine developes cervical cancer and it does not mean that if you get the vaccine you will not ever get cervical cancer. Is it a good idea to get the vaccine if you are a sexually active teenager? Probably. Is it a good idea to give it to our 8,10, 12 year old daughters? My answer is NO!!! They can be educated about it from us and then they can decide whether or not to get the vaccine when they are old enough to decide to have sex or not. Whatever happened to personal responsibility?

Sorry for the rant! I am just so angry at the media campaign to get all girls vaccinated with this.

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I am totally with you, K.. My 14 yr old daughter will not be getting the vaccine. I also think it's too soon to know any long term side effects and also how long the vaccine will actually last. I didn't get the chicken pox vaccine for either one of my kids either, the research just doesn't show what will happen in the future to the kids who got the shot. Chicken Pox can kill an adult, they are very mild as a child. My kids both got exposed to the pox at an early age, it ran it's course, and I know they are protected now. THAT method is tried and true!

As for the HPV vaccination, my daughter can get it when and if she decides to...

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I just want to say one thing about this vaccine... No Drug Company is going to test a vaccine on my child, PERIOD!!!!!!

By the way, it is still Thursday, January 17, 2008 here at 9:40 pm when I am responding to this

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OMG Dont get me started...lol The BIG thing they dont tell people is it ONLY protects against 3 of the 200 strains of HPV. I would NEVER get my child vaccinated with something that isnt likely to help.

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As a mother of 4 girls, I must say that this vaccine SCARES me badly. The risk could be HUGE. You just don't know because it is to new. Come on, what happened to teaching abstenance? I know that is an unpopular teaching in this day and age but that is how I have raised my kids. Yes, it has worked, I have 4 grown children and 3 at home. Good luck in what ever decision you make. I am sure you will get as many different answers as you get responses. That is just my 3 cents worth.

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I was involved in a focus group regarding advertising for this vaccine about a year or so ago. We were given a lot of details for the vaccine and all the pros. Of course, you don't hear all the cons.

Yes, my pedi recommends it but I will not vaccinate my 13 yr old daughter until further studies are done. Our choice not to vaccinate has nothing to do with the sex issue. I am not one to jump on a band wagon to vaccinate for anything and everything as soon as it is available. I prefer to research things myself and make a decision. I hope my daughter will make good choices regarding her sexuality but I am also realistic.

I have an open relationship with my daughter. I believe this is her choice as well. It is HER body. We will continue to revisit the information regarding the vaccine and make a decision based on what we learn.

I am sure I will get a lot of flack for my opinion but I am used it.

Susan

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Until they know what the long term side effects are on the HPV shot, my daughter will not be getting. It sounds good but no one has said anything about long term effects.

Good luck,
R.

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Nope!!!!
I was ready to pull my daughter out of school because Rick Perry was trying to make it mandatory here in Texas. How long did they test Birth Control Pills? Years! So why all of a sudden we just jump on the band wagon because Mr. Perry (or whoever) says so? We don't have any ideal what kind of long term affects this has. I don't know about ya'all but I would like Grandkids. :) Not something I going to jump right in and do without some kind of proof its ok (for most people)Your messing with a child's future and I would hath to have that on my Conscience. Just my thoughts
K.

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I was one of the many outraged parents when it was mandated. I am so proud of our house and senate for repealing that mandate. My concerens are that is a new vaccine that if you do the reasearch "may" prevent "some" cases of HPV in "Some" women. When mixed with other vaccinations it can be very devistating. As far as mandating it goes, I don't get to mandate that my daughter not have sex that us her decision shouldn't it be her choice to get weather or not she is vaccinated against an STD?

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I agree this is a very touchy subject. I think it is important for parents to make informed decisions. I am questioning the safety of the HPV vaccine because the young girls who were in the test study have not matured enough to go through the entire reproductive cycle. Bottom line we don't know the safety of the vaccine because those young girls haven't reproduced yet. The advertising is very scary. Of course we all want to prevent cancer, but at what risk. It is a vaccine not a guarantee.

Check out the National Vaccine Information Center website for the other side of the story on vaccines: www.nvic.org

The most important thing is to make an informed decision and not to rely on advertising for the information. Remember the purpose of advertising is to convince you to buy something or to convince you that you need something. Its purpose is to make money for the company doing the advertising. I am not jumping on this particular vaccine bandwagon.

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I think it is to early for parents to go around and start giving their daughters a shot in which they don't know what the long term effects will be.
I recently had precancerous cells on my cervix removed due to HPV. The doctor told me that if my pap's keep coming back clean, that I could have the shot... I am not sure that I want it, and I will most certainly NOT get it for my daughter yet.

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