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Fri, 03-02-2007 - 5:01pm
Are you considering giving your teen the HPV innoculation, Gardacil?

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Registered: 09-29-2004
In reply to: anahidrose
Sat, 03-03-2007 - 8:39pm
My daughter is 18 and that is considered an adult here.
I've talked to her about it but it's her decision.
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Registered: 08-17-2005
In reply to: anahidrose
Sun, 03-04-2007 - 8:55am

I find this interesting. I usually hang out on the 10-14 yo board and this same discussion was had there. The outcome was totally different.

First of all, most people didn't want the government to tell them they had to get their daughters the vaccine. That was the big factor.

Second, I think it was about a 50-50 split whether they wanted to get their daughters the vaccine.

I really think that is because 9,10,11 yo seems sOOOOOOOO young to be worried about sexually transmitted stuff.

It's interesting to see how your perspective changes as your child gets older.

As for me, I still don't know. I want to read some more and talk to the doctor.

Karin (DD 12.5yo)

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Registered: 03-27-2003
In reply to: anahidrose
Sun, 03-04-2007 - 9:02am
You are supposed to get the shots BEFORE you are sexually active. Read the literature please and then decide. I trust my MD. My child is not sexually active but I had HPV and do not want her to have this if there is prevention.
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In reply to: anahidrose
Sun, 03-04-2007 - 1:41pm

Just want to clarify...our daughters can still receive the shots AFTER they've been sexually active UP to age 25 (some literature says age 29 as the cutoff age).

There is nothing in any of the information released by Merck that states a young woman must NOT have been sexually active *YET* in order for this vaccine to be effective.

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In reply to: anahidrose
Sun, 03-04-2007 - 10:18pm

H & R... I thought I read somewhere that it was most effective if started before a girl becomes sexually active? I could be wrong, just looking for clarification.

I know 9, 10, 11 y/o seems awfully young to be thinking about our DDs and STDs, but I'm pretty sure my DD (15 1/2) was 11 just yesterday, or maybe the day before. Time really does fly, and considering that some girls are becoming sexually active at 13 and 14, I understand why the recommendation is to get the vaccine before puberty.

I don't know for sure how I feel about the state mandating yet another vaccine for our kids, but I suspect that if they were mandating a vaccine for a non-sexually transmitted disease, there wouldn't be the kind of uproar that there is now.
Rose

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In reply to: anahidrose
Tue, 03-06-2007 - 11:23am

This is from the webiste and coincides with what our APRN advised, which was basically, you want your dd to be vaccinated against HPV BEFORE it is transmitted to her, which would make the earlier age requirement sensible. I think the confusion is that specific information. It's not so much about getting it before you're sexually active as much as it's about getting it before you've been exposed to HPV. Even girls who have been exposed to or have HPV can still be protected by getting the vaccine, according to the website.

http://www.gardasil.com/who-should-receive-gardasil.html

"GARDASIL AND YOU-GARDASIL is for girls and women ages 9 to 26. GARDASIL works when given before you have any contact with HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

If you've already been infected with HPV, you may still benefit from GARDASIL because it is unlikely that you have been infected with all 4 types of the virus covered by the vaccine. Your doctor or healthcare professional can help you understand more.

WHY SHOULD I GET MY DAUGHTER VACCINATED WITH GARDASIL NOW? CAN’T IT WAIT?
Like other vaccines your daughter has received, GARDASIL works to help prevent illness. GARDASIL works when given before there is any contact with HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18. That’s why it’s important that you talk to your daughter’s doctor or healthcare professional about getting GARDASIL now—not later. You’ll be helping to protect her future from cervical cancer and genital warts before she’s even old enough to worry about them."

My H and exh have a very hard time recognizing and accepting the fact these are real issues for our daughters. They still see them as little girls, whereas because I've been so involved with them since forever and they share so much with me about these issues, I see them as young women...well, maybe not so much with dd17! lol - Your dd is only 14, she's young yet, but obviously she is not impervious to these issues! Sad, isn't it?

Rose, I think what I don't like about this particular vaccine being mandated by law is that it's not like chickenpox, mumps, measles, hepatitis, etc. Those are diseases that can be caught in a school cafeteria, classroom, daycare, library, etc. Besides, we all need to remember that vaccines mandated by law can be argued against; many students are excused from receiving certain vaccines for various reasons. My dd's never received the full series of pertussis vaccine due to severe reaction.

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