I was just wondering how many of you got this shot and will you be giving this shot to your daughters once they reach the right age?
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I didn't get it, but I think I will have any future daughters get it!
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I did. I was already with hubs and at that point knew I would marry him so I was low risk but still decided to get it. You can get the shot up until 25 so I will let my daughters make the decision for themselves. I definitely would NOT recommend giving it to your daughters when they are first old enough (I think 11?) the shots hurt like a mother and the second one made me puke for 24 hours. An 11 year old doesn't need to deal with that since I certainly hope they aren't sexually active yet!!
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I was too old to qualify, but you better bet your bottom dollar that I'm going to get my kids vaccinated (boys too!). This is the only preventable form of cancer.
I know some people get concerned about promiscuity, but frankly it only takes once and partners cheat...
Yay for cancer vaccines!
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I got the 1st one, but opted not to get the second. I was single when I got it, then DH & I got together & were planning to get married, so I didn't get the second. If I had to make a choice about future daughters getting it right now I'd say yes, but my feelings on it could change if something new about the vaccine came out.
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I got it, even though I was just over the age recommendation, and I'm totally getting our kids vaccinated for it. All of my closest friends contracted HPV despite relatively prudish behavior.
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I was too old &was already engaged, so I didn't get it. But I will probably get my child(ren) vaccinated, boy or girl.
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I didn't get it, and I'd consider giving it to my children when they're a bit older after doing more of my own research about it.
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Just FYI it doesn't protect against all HPV. My SIL got the shots and ended up getting HPV. But it does protect against the forms of HPV that are most likely to cause cancer.
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I was too old when it came out, and anyways I was already with DH at that point, so as long as we remain monogamous, there's no need for me to get it at this point. I will certainly have my daughters (and sons!) get this vaccine.
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I never got it and don't plan on giving it to my LO
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I did. I was just getting to the "too old" age when my doctor told me about it. I had just started dating DH, and I figured I never know what will happen with that so I got it before it was too late.
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@Mrs. Jacks: really?! get the shot and you'll be cancer free? guaranteeeeed?
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I got it in college when I was DH (bf at the time). Like a previous poster said, it only takes once and sometimes people cheat. I think I will encourage my daughters to get it.
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@chopsuey119: For HPV induced cancers it is thought to be highly effective and extremely safe. It has not been around long enough to definitively state how many cancers it will prevent, because you need long term population prevalence and that will take time with the vaccine being disseminated in the general population.
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I got it last summer at the age of 23. I didn't realize there was an age cut off. At that time I was engaged and still a virgin, but you never know what your future holds.
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I got it. I spent the next three years with daily seizures, migraines and cluster headaches, violent/paranoid episodes, memory loss, frequent vomiting, bloody gums, rashes, and a 20 point IQ drop, on top of my reaction to the anti seizure med and eventual pain-induced suicidal depression (which only really let up a year after I got real treatment. My adverse reaction cost me my career, which was a huge part of my identity. My IQ is finally recovering to the point where I at least enjoy some of my former activities.) It only protects against two cancer-causing strains and actually increases the incidence of cancer if you are already infected (they don't screen for it), and other cancer-causing strains are increased in the vaccinated population (due, no doubt, to the perception that they are immune to HPV.) Additionally, it does not reduce the need for pap smears, which are still the best way to prevent cancer (by finding pre-cancerous lesions before they are more serious.) My grandmother was diagnosed with, treated for, and cleared of uterine cancer between my appointments with the neurologist - she said she got the better end of the bargain, even with chemo.
I won't let my kids get this vaccine, and I'd strongly recommend against it for yourself and your children.
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There is no evidence to support that there is any increase in serious adverse events above baseline. What happened to Cyneswith sounds scary and unfortunate, but it's really hard to know whether correlation = causation in any particular case. I still feel completely awful for your health issues Cyneswith!
In 2009, a CDC-FDA report analyzed adverse events reported to VAERS following Gardasil vaccination from June 2006 through December 2008. This post-licensure study included clinical review of medical records associated with reports to VAERS. The findings were similar to what is seen in the safety reviews of other vaccines recommended for a similar age group, 9 to 26 years old.
The most common adverse events reported were:
Syncope (or fainting)–common after receiving shots, especially in pre-teens and teens
Local reactions at the site of immunization (pain and redness)
Dizziness
Nausea
HeadacheThere was increased reporting of syncope and venous thromboembolism (VTE)External Web Site Icon, or blood clots, compared with what has been found for other vaccines given to females of the same age. Of the people who had blood clots, 90% had a known risk factor for them, such as smoking, obesity or taking oral contraceptives (birth control pills).
Post-licensure safety monitoring from June 2006 through March 2012 continues to show no new HPV vaccine safety concerns.
VSD
In 2011, VSD active surveillance (called Rapid Cycle Analysis) looked at specific adverse events following more than 600,000 doses of Gardasil, such as Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS)External Web Site Icon, stroke, VTE, appendicitis, seizures, syncope, allergic reactions, and anaphylaxis. No statistically significant increased risk for any of these adverse events was detected after vaccination. -
My friend got HPV before getting married, and it is no joke. It impacts your sex life, and if you have a LEEP it can impact your pregnancy (not always though, thankfully).
Every vaccine can have adverse reactions in some people; vaccines definitely aren't 100% safe. But the net good tends to outweigh the bad, for the population as a whole.
I will absolutely have both of our kids get the HPV vaccines.
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I haven't gotten it yet. My gynecologist mentioned it to me, but didn't recommend it one way or the other.
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The control studies were primarily done against the adjuvant used in the vaccine, not saline.
Those who have been exposed to HPV 16 or 18 prior to vaccination are 46.4% more likely to develop a precancerous lesion than the general population.
Other cancer causing strains were increased 2.6% to 6.2% in vaccinated women.
See table 3 in the ATHENA human papillomavirus study, published in the American Journal of Obstetric Gynecology in January 2012.
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I was too old for the vaccine by the time it came out, but I am all for vaccinating against it! I think that it is fantastic they are recommending it for boys now too.
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I was too old to get it as well, but I am extremely pro-immunization, and will have my children get it.
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I was too old to get the shot but my kids will definitely get this vaccine!
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@cyneswith: I read that whole study. It was designed to detect HPV prevalence two different ways. The numbers that you discuss and that are in natural news are do not correspond with the numbers I'm seeing in the actual table. Table 3 only references prevalence not grades of lesions. Table 4 references CIN state, but does not refer to vaccine status. I googled the numbers you gave me, and could only find them in the Natural News report and I believe the conclusions they came to are erroneous.
Here's a link to an easily understandable article on gardisil and adverse outcomes:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/05/03/here-is-how-we-know-gardasil-has-not-killed-100-people/ -
I didn't get the vaccine because we honestly do not know the long term effects of Gardisil yet. I'm not willing to expose myself or my daughter to what could potentially be the next thalidomyde (extreme I know, but no one thought that was unsafe at first either) before the first round of LITTLE girls who had the shot are in their reproductive years and are not having horrible reproductive issues, etc.
Again, I know it is highly unlikely that there is anything wrong with the vaccine but I'm not willing to gamble on something this new.
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I was too old to get the HPV vaccine, but I would have definitely got it. I know that there can be adverse reactions to vaccines and I completely understand why someone who has had those reactions wouldn't want any more. But the odds are of a bad reaction are slim, so I'll take every vaccine I can get, and so will my children.
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