well I am Damned

It's called "Practicing Medicine" for a reason.

The medical industry also had no idea my father was dying of a super bacteria until he was dead.

Let me ask you a question this way....

IF.. IF there was a vaccine to possibly... POSSIBLY keep your child safe from 20%, 10%, 40$ or even 5% of Herpes, or HIV then would you do it?

I think current standings say that 1 in 10 people have an STD in the USA.

What about people in England getting their dog a vaccine for Rabies? Where the disease is almost non-existent.

What about Polio vaccine. Look at how many people actually get it today. WAY under 1000 per year. BUT we still give it !!!!

http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-young-women.htm

I have to agree with this. There are lots of risks to vaccines but, in my opinion, the possible benefits far outweigh the possible risks. There is nothing perfect in this world and as I said earlier, there's nothing guaranteed in life either, except death.

They get it even younger then I thought:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_FAQ_HPV_Vaccines.asp



Infection is very common soon after a woman becomes sexually active. In one study, more than 50% of college-aged women were found to have gotten an HPV infection within 4 years of first having sex.

Transmission by genital contact without sexual intercourse is not common, but infection has been reported in women who have never had sexual intercourse. Oral-genital and hand-genital transmission of some genital HPV types is possible and has been reported. Transmission from mother to newborn during delivery is rare. When it occurs, it can cause warts in the infant's throat called respiratory papillomatosis.

How common is HPV? Who gets it?

Genital HPV is a very common virus. Some doctors think it is almost as common as the common cold virus. In the United States, over 6 million people (men and women) get an HPV infection every year. Almost half of the infections are in people between 15 and 25 years of age. About one-half to three-fourths of the people who have ever had sex will have HPV at some time in their life.

I have 3 daughters, two of which have been vaccinated and haven't had any problems at all. When my third is old enough, she'll be getting it as well.
If you think about it, at some point or another throughout history there have been yeas and nays about every single vaccine.
It's a judgement call and if I can help my children in ANY way, especially with the high cancer risk in our family, I will do so. Their health and lives mean too much to me to take the risk of not having them vaccinated.

i would say it depends on the parent's decision. For me though, I kind of wish i didn't have so many vaccinations, since they have mercury on them.

One piece of tuna has more mercury than every vaccine ever put in your body. Of course, if you're a vegetarian or hate fish, then it's not an issue for you

I have a 23 yr old daughter and she has been vaccinated at the age of 21. She has had no adverse reaction to it what so ever and she has many allergies.

My theory is better safe than sorry.

Everyone needs to remember that side effects are possible with any medication or vaccination. Not everyone has side effects and some folks do to various degrees hense the words "possible side effects"

Think Swine Flu, Phen-Phen, Celebrex, Vioxx, and a number of drugs that were cleared by the FDA that later turned out to have serious consequences.

As a RN, and a parent of 2 teen aged daughters, I recommended they wait a few yrs.

Mankind hasn't died out because of it yet.

Heart disease is still the number one cause of death for women,
then Stroke,
then Cancer
and cervical/ovarian is fourth down on that list.

I have a son so I can't speak on the subject except to say....ask questions and follow what you think is best.

thats horrible,i deff recommned all girls get the shot!

There are pros and cons of course. But I have heard of cases where teens have died after getting the injection one time.

Are you sure that happened? My doc told me the worst two things that she had heard and they weren't death.

Yes. I have worked in the medical field all my life. This was in medical literature we rec'd at the office. It has happened more than once...

What was the cause of death?

All I know is, the high risk strains of HPV are extremely dangerous and risky to get for DES daughters....

HPV is very common. Most women are sure to get it in their lifetime. There is no way to prevent getting the high risk strains.

Condoms do not protect against HPV. Most men do not know they are affected. They are carriers of the virus.

I understand your concern about the negative factors.

Wishing you Love & Light as you make your decision....

Thanks, Winx. This bears repeating.