Parents- HPV vaccine for girls......yes or no?

I just recently decided yes. Getting sick from something can be prevented I'm for. My oldest didn't get it because I didn't trust it but my youngest got it.

ashliefisch wrote: »

SMKing75 wrote: »

I have 3 children. None of them are the age for this vaccine. While I am not anti-vax at all, I did not vaccinate on the schedule recommended. However, my kids are fully vaccinated at 8,7 and 4. Some other parents and I were just discussing this vaccine the other day. We are all kind of on the fence about it. I am not sure I want to subject my daughter to this at 11-12 years old. Maybe at 15-16 when my kids can make a decision about this also. I am not naive, nor am I religious or prudish. I just don't believe my daughter NEEDS this vaccine at 11. As parents, we all set out to do our best by our children. We read the literature and pour over the documentation. Not everything you read is conclusive one way or the other so you kind of have to make a decision and hope it doesn't bite you in the *kitten*. Just as I would feel awful if my child got HPV, I would feel just as equally bad if my child suffered an adverse reaction to the shot. It just hasn't been around long enough for me. And I WOULD NOT get the vaccine myself at age 40 if it was offered.

Look up the statistics of "tweens" reporting oral sex and mutual petting. Especially the girls. They feel like they won't be labeled as a prude if they just blow a guy, and then they will fit in. I read an article last week when I was down a rabbit hole at work, and can't seem to find it. It was enough to make me sit down and talk with my 10 year old again to find out if she had more specific questions than just the changes that are going on in her body and blatantly asking her if she had any questions about sex.

My mother and both her sisters had cervical cancer, and my mother lost a good portion of her fun bits to vulvar cancer. I've seen what this does. Its no different than protecting them from polio in my eyes.

I recall being at grade 7 camp (so I would have been... 13...) and one of the girls had already had multiple oral sex partners before she moved to my school. For all I knew, she might have had vagina sex partners too.

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Yes, may prevent cervical, throat, and anal cancer caused by hpv virus.

I got it. My daughter got it. My son got it. So, yes.

There is no reason not to try your best to protect your daughters from a serious illness. Vaccinate for sure!

nahmm83 wrote: »

@nutmegoreo my concern, as was the only concerns with the people opposed to it (that I personally spoke to) is the possibility of infertility. I just have to hope for the best.

While this might be a little late into the conversation . . . here's my thoughts.

I was outside of the age range that they were giving these vaccines when it first came out, but I was young enough to request it from my doctor . . . I think you have to be under 23 or 25 or something. So I got it.

Yes, there is a chance of infertility but (and this is going to sound horribly negative, but please take it with the best intentions) your daughters may have issues with fertility even if they don't get this vaccine. Many women do presently and there's no way to know if it is caused by the vaccine or any other number of factors. I have been on BC for 10+ years now but I may not even be able to have children . . . I won't know until I try. I got it because I believe in vaccinating . . . I know some don't, and to each their own . . . but if it were my daughter, I would push for the vaccine.

Yes definately. For boys as well. What "risks" by the way?

I have a health science background.

MzHill08 wrote: »

Nope. I will leave the decision up to my daughter.

It's recommended for 11 to 12 year old girls. Is she going to be in a position to make those types of decisions for herself?

My daughter who is old enough had had it. Less chance of cancer? Heck yes. Vaccines have made the world a better place. My kids are getting whatever is available.

I remember when it first came out, my son was only months and there were so many rumors about it causing seizures and muscle dystrophic disorders, it scared the bejeezers out of me, first time mom, easily impressionable. Thankfully, I didn't have to make that decision then. Now, my sons will be getting it on their next appointment. I have had the time to research and feel confident that it as safe as any other vaccine (there may always be risks, small as they may be), and what they protect against is too important not to! My boys will not get cervical cancer, but I wouldn't live with myself if I didn't help prevent them from passing it to a woman. Aaannnddd, they could still get throat cancer or other cancers associated with HPV.

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

MzHill08 wrote: »

Nope. I will leave the decision up to my daughter.

Up to your child? Your child isn't an adult right?

Being an "adult" in age doesn't make you any more or less able to make this kind of decision, provided the information is presented in the right way. In the UK, it's offered to girls ages 12 and 13 as part of the routine schedule (but I think others older can request it, since it's a new vaccine) - and I know that, at that age, if someone had presented to me easy-to-understand information about the choice, I would have understood (and I would have said yes - as it was, I opted to have it at college, as one of the 'first wavers').

I really don't think you have much right as a parent to enforce any kind of decision on your child - in this case, if I had a girl refusing, I would strongly encourage her to have it and make my opinions of the negatives of not having it clear, but I would never force her into it. Autonomy over your own body is one of the single most important things you can teach a child - and at 12 years old, if you provide them information they can process, they can make an informed decision*.

*obviously if there's some reason your child cannot make their own informed decisions, or they ask you to make the decision for them because they don't understand, then that's a different matter altogether.

NO.
When one looks at the actual data on CC rates vs adverse reaction reports, those receiving the vaccine are more likely to harmed by the vaccine than ever getting cancer.
Look up Gardisil related deaths. There are a lot.

Also, a study that came out years before this found a direct correlation between rates of cervical cancer that could be linked to HPV and sexual activity before the age of 18. The study found that the immune system in adult women can defend against HPV quite well, while the adolescent cannot.

Does anyone know. After reading this I am wondering if I could get the vaccine. They say you have to get it before age 26 or something. But, I have only had sex with my husband since age 20 (I had sex with other people before that). So, what's the difference if I got it at age 25 or I get it now at 38? I guess I have to ask my doctor. Also, thanks to everyone that provided helpful info. I understand why parents worry about this one because of bad reports. Also if they don't know how prevalent cervical cancer is. My heart goes out to everyone that has gone through that. My daughter hasn't gotten it yet. But, I will have her get it sometime in these next couple years. My younger daughter also when she is older. The only thing is that I have a neurological injury from medical injury, and one of my Neurologists said I have hypersensitivity to meds. So, maybe it wouldn't be good for me. I guess I can ask my Rheumatologist (and Neurologist).