HPV VACCINE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD and DS both got it. No concerning side effects. My son often has a mid fever after vaccinations.

I’ve honestly have never heard of any real downside. But my younger kid is about 5 years out. Anti-vaxxers are against it. People who just don’t want to deal with the idea their kids may one day be sexually active often push it off because they think their kids are way too young. Which is the point of getting it at 11-12.

What’s your concern, exactly? My default position is vaccinate unless their is a good reason not to. And a 100 degree fever for a day and my not liking the fact my kid could one day get an std aren’t good reasons to protect my kid from cancer.

I know you're trying to be helpful but let's not fight DISINFORMATION with MISINFORMATION. The reason the series is given at 11-12 years old is because the immune response throughout various teenage years and 20s has been studied and weakens the later you give it, to the point that older recipients require booster shots. It's not a mind trick being played on parents to avoid thoughts of their children becoming sexual. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Cervical cancer rates dropped 65% from 2012 to 2019 among women in their early 20s after a generation of young women were vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, for the first time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-cancer-death-rate-has-dropped-by-a-third-since-1991-11673535327

[Anonymous]

We are from a very conservative and modest immigrant community. HPV vaccine was relatively new when my DD was young. I waited as long as I could before I got her that vaccine. I also got it for my DS. It not only prevents cervical cancer for women, but it also protects both men and women from anal, throat, mouth cancer which can happen through oral or anal sex. Why should we not protect our kids from these diseases?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD and DS both got it. No concerning side effects. My son often has a mid fever after vaccinations.

I’ve honestly have never heard of any real downside. But my younger kid is about 5 years out. Anti-vaxxers are against it. People who just don’t want to deal with the idea their kids may one day be sexually active often push it off because they think their kids are way too young. Which is the point of getting it at 11-12.

What’s your concern, exactly? My default position is vaccinate unless their is a good reason not to. And a 100 degree fever for a day and my not liking the fact my kid could one day get an std aren’t good reasons to protect my kid from cancer.

I know you're trying to be helpful but let's not fight DISINFORMATION with MISINFORMATION. The reason the series is given at 11-12 years old is because the immune response throughout various teenage years and 20s has been studied and weakens the later you give it, to the point that older recipients require booster shots. It's not a mind trick being played on parents to avoid thoughts of their children becoming sexual. Sheesh.

It's both.

The vaccine work best at this age. Research shows that younger people have a better immune response to the vaccine than those in their late teens and early 20s. And, the vaccines will prevent the covered types of HPV only if they are given before exposure to the virus.

https://www.cancer.org/healthy/cancer-causes/infectious-agents/hpv/hpv-vaccines.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cervical cancer rates dropped 65% from 2012 to 2019 among women in their early 20s after a generation of young women were vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, for the first time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-cancer-death-rate-has-dropped-by-a-third-since-1991-11673535327

Wow, that's amazing.

My pediatrician Dad was super excited when it was approved and immediately signed all of us up for it. It's frankly just a miracle. I had an older cousin who died of cervical cancer and it was awful. She had young kids.

Absolutely no question my son will be getting it when he's old enough.

[Anonymous]

GET IT!!!

[Anonymous]

Yes, get it. All 4 of my kids got it and no issues. What a relief to think they are protected from at least one form of cancer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The science is clear that she should get it. If your reading didn’t make that clear I would be concerned about the quality of your sources.

This. Also, ask your pediatrician, not DCUM.

[Anonymous]

For the love of God get it. Try telling a 45 year old mom she’s dying of a cancer caused by HPV and if only she were born a decade or so later she’d have had a 100% preventable cure? I did just that six months ago. Run to the vaccine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, get it. All 4 of my kids got it and no issues. What a relief to think they are protected from at least one form of cancer!

Not exactly. The HPV vaccine protects against many strains, but doesn’t protect against all kinds of HPV.

[Anonymous]

^^ and it protects against some forms of HPV, which can cause cancer…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope unnecessary and there are people with side effects. Reddit and other online forums notate that.
She will be fine. You did not have one or your mother or your grandmother and they were fine.

Side effects or cancer. I'll take side effects.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59148620

90% reduction in cervical cancer. This is great news

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, get it. All 4 of my kids got it and no issues. What a relief to think they are protected from at least one form of cancer!

Not exactly. The HPV vaccine protects against many strains, but doesn’t protect against all kinds of HPV.

It protects from the strains that by far are most likely to cause cancer.

Some cervical cancers aren't caused by HPV at all, but it's a huge reduction in risk.

Having had the vaccine myself I had absolutely no side effects other than very mild soreness at the injection site. No question my sons will get it.

[Anonymous]

I just lost an immediate family member to a cancer caused by HPV. Get her the shot. I got it for my son, and there were no side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 52 year old male cousin is currently battling a very aggressive cancer in his neck that his drs said was caused by HPV in his throat that metastasized. The HPV came from him performing unprotected oral sex, perhaps decades before. To say he and his wife are in shock would be an understatement. He’s getting great care at MD Anderson and we are praying that he beats it. Get the vaccine unless your dr advises against it!!

I just lost a loved one to the same. This is not a rare cancer, and it's not just to protect women. Until this happened, I had no idea men could even get cancer related to HPV, much less die from it. People need to know so they can protect their children.