Gardasil
Posted By: super-MT on 2007-02-03
In Reply to: It's named Gardasil. Unless it is government or state funded.....(sm) - giddy pc guru
You're wrong about that. I have United Healthcare and they paid the entire cost for my daughter who is 17. I feel that in no way does this condone premarital sex. My daughter is absolutely aware that this does not prevent pregnancy, HIV or other STDs. We have had lots of discussions about sex and that it should be saved for marriage in a loving relationship. However, I'm not so naive as to think that she may possibly not wait. I feel it is my responsibility to keep her healthy in any way I can. Also what about rape? Sometimes our "morals" aren't someone elses. By the way, the recommended age is 9-26. Either wait until your daughter is old enough to understand the implications or as a previous poster mentioned, just treat it like another immunization if you're not ready to get into that discussion. I don't know that I agree with making this mandatory, but if so, maybe that would also make it more affordable. I also had qualms about future implications of this, but sometimes you just have to take a chance and hopes the benefits outweigh the risks.
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Gardasil
I so agree with you. This is too new and the FDA approves things only to find out later they have horrible side effects. I have two daughters and they will not be getting this injection.
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Agreed! I am sick of others telling me what to put in my kids. If it comes to that I will be home schooling.
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That is my greatest fear as well.
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But this is a vaccination against cancer, not a treatment.
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Your are 100% correct! I wish people would speak up.
Gardasil....
Have you researched this? I have been researching it and I will not let it be given to my daughter. As far as a pap, I don't know. Depending on the age, it probably wouldn't hurt.
Gardasil...
Well, when it first came out I was a little skeptical as Texas made it mandatory for girls of certain ages and it didn't see the testing on it was very long. There was a big discussion on here a while back about it. I'm sure you can search the archives. Anyway, one of the things I found was that cervical cancer can be detected with regular pap smears and then treated with a high success rate. Also, I found that there had been at least 8 deaths and some of the side effects are very severe, including paralysis, Guillain-Barre, and seizures. I understand why they have it but there are just too many reports coming out of girls that have had severe reactions or died from it. There actually could be more deaths as I haven't checked up on it in a few months. I tend to be a little paranoid than other mothers, but I lost a daughter to leukemia shortly before her 3rd birthday and I only have 1 daughter left. I don't have a problem with people taking their daughters to the doctor and getting it as long as they are fully informed of its side effects and have researched it. I just prefer not to let my daughter have it. I will stick with the yearly paps when she gets old enough. Where I do think it would be helpful is if you have a family history of cervical cancer, which I do not, but I would still be very cautious and ask as many questions as you can to make sure you are comfortable with your daughter having it.
Gardasil...
I read that somewhere about Australia providing it for males. I'm sure it will hit here eventually. Maybe they're currently testing it on males. Also, I think it was the UK that has another vaccine out that is supposed to target 2 of the strains of HPV but does not have all of the benefits of Gardasil. Anyway, maybe someone else knows more about the males getting it. I would just Google it and see. I researched a while back and very, very little today, but was more focused on just finding certain information, not on whether it is available for males yet or in a testing phase for them.
Gardasil
OMG, that never even occurred to me. I'm over 50 and no cervix but thought about getting it anyway just in case because I wouldn't want to pass it on if I was exposed. No condom lectures please.
CDC & Gardasil.....sm
I was reading the posts below about the vaccine as I had been considering it for my daughter. I looked it up on the CDC website. They deemed it safe and effective. And I do agree with one of the posters, it should be the parent/daughter's choice. Not the state's. It's not 'mandatory' here in Michigan yet but I'm seriously considering it for my daughter.
Here's some info from the site. I did leave out a few small paragraphs so this post wouldn't be excessively long but if you'd like to go to the site here's the address:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaers/gardasil.htm
Reports of Health Concerns Following HPV Vaccination
HPV Vaccine Safety
The safety of the HPV vaccine was studied in 7 clinical trials before it was licensed. There were over 21,000 girls and women ages 9 through 26 in these clinical trials.
As of August 31, 2008, there have been 10,326 VAERS reports of adverse events following Gardasil vaccination in the United States. Of these reports, 94% were reports of events considered to be non-serious, and 6% were reports of events considered to be serious.
Based on all of the information we have today, CDC and FDA have determined that Gardasil is safe to use and effective in preventing 4 types of HPV. As with all approved vaccines, CDC and FDA will continue to closely monitor the safety of Gardasil. Any problems detected with this vaccine will be reported to health officials, healthcare providers, and the public, and needed action will be taken to ensure the public's health and safety.
Non-serious adverse event reports
The vast majority (94%) of the adverse events reports following Gardasil have been non-serious. Reports of non-serious adverse events after Gardasil vaccination have included fainting, pain and swelling at the injection site (the arm), headache, nausea and fever. Fainting is common after injections and vaccinations, especially in adolescents. Falls after fainting may sometimes cause serious injuries, such as head injuries, which can be easily prevented by keeping the vaccinated person seated for up to 15 minutes after vaccination.
Serious adverse event reports
All serious reports (6%) for Gardasil have been carefully analyzed by medical experts. Experts have not found a common medical pattern to the reports of serious adverse events reported for Gardasil that would suggest that they were caused by the vaccine. The following is a summary of the serious adverse event reports that were submitted to VAERS between June 8, 2006 and August 31, 2008.
Speaking of Gardasil, I have a
Just curious if anyone here knows why they are not marketing this to males. I have two sons, and I'm not sure whether or not I would/do want them to have this, but I remember reading several months back about Australia providing Gardasil for males also, and my sister made an excellent point about males being more likely to have multiple partners or to not want to use condoms so more likely to spread the virus, even though they cannot get cervical cancer (not saying females don't engage in risky behavior, it just seems to me that oftentimes girls are pressured into sex and all too often they do it because they think there is something special about the relationship, when really it is all about scoring for the guy, but that is just my opinion and I do know there are good guys out there, and my sons are being raised to be a part of that group), so it makes sense to me that males should also be protected from contracting the virus to begin with, and that vaccination of males quite possibly could offer a greater measure of protection overall than vaccinating females. Just wondering what you guys think.
On boys and Gardasil
I have thought the same thing before, about it being only for females, and found that in Australia it is also available for males. IMHO, promiscuity is certainly not exclusive to males, but I believe it is more common (at least it used to be), so seems like they are the ones that are more culpable for the spreading of HPV. It's the whole playboy generation gone wild.
Also, just heard a few days ago about HPV being a cause of oral cancer. Wondered how long it would take them to make the link.
I live in Georgia and had not heard that it is mandatory for females here, but read that most states that are considering mandatory inoculation and have introduced a bill also have an "opt out" clause.
If I had a daughter or daughters, I do not think that I would be rushing out to have them inoculated. 
Question about Gardasil-Do girls need a Pap and
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It's named Gardasil. Unless it is government or state funded.....(sm)
I can not see too many parents jumping at this opportunity. It is a noncovered service by all insurances. It is given in a series of 3 separate injections. The current recommendation is to be given to young girls between the ages of 10 to 12. So if a parent decides to vaccinate her little girl against this, I guess the "bird and the bees talk" will have to be undertaken before the little girl asks "Why I am going to the doctor to get a shot, and what is it for? (given the very natural inquistive nature of children on all subjects.)
No smoking in public places, must wear seat belt in car, must wear bicycle helmet, and some states helmet required when riding motorcycles, restaurants not using transfats in their cooking,.....WHEN WILL ALL THESE NON-SELF INFLICTED RESTRICTIONS STOP????????...IS THIS STILL AMERICA??
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