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.

My concern is all the sites online that say their kid got an auto immune disease or got sick several months after and that the vaccine is full of toxins. My child has received all the other vaccines so I am not an anti Vaxer, it’s just this vaccine has given me some doubts.

[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.

My concern is all the sites online that say their kid got an auto immune disease or got sick several months after and that the vaccine is full of toxins. My child has received all the other vaccines so I am not an anti Vaxer, it’s just this vaccine has given me some doubts.

The list of ingredients is available online. Exactly what "toxins" are they worried about, or is this a vague hand-wavy thing of "toxins!" without specific details?

[Anonymous]

yes have her get it. But you can wait. The idea is to have had the shot before the kid becomes sexually active, however; if you are in a situation where you take your kid regularly to the pede, and you don't think your kid is sexually active, then you can wait (I recall if you do it before your child is 16, then you only need two shots).

The reason the medical establishment suggests younger is to "catch" those kids that may only go to the doctor intermittently. When I was living in NoVA the pede was on the younger schedule. We moved to Los Angeles and the pede there was on the older schedule and explained the above reasoning to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely get it. It’s the only vaccine I know of that can prevent a deadly cancer that’s both very easy to get and can be hard to detect before too late (cervical cancer).

Yup. And HPV can cause other types of cancers, as well. From https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/basic_info/cancers.htm:

In general, HPV is thought to be responsible for more than 90% of anal and cervical cancers, about 70% of vaginal and vulvar cancers, and 60% of penile cancers. Cancers in the back of the throat (oropharynx) traditionally have been caused by tobacco and alcohol, but recent studies show that about 60% to 70% of cancers of the oropharynx may be linked to HPV.

Both of my sons got the vaccine at 11.

[Anonymous]

My dear (male) friend got cancer of the mouth as adult and almost died during the treatment. He survived but is disfigured and has continuing health problems. His cancer was most likely due to hpv. This vaccine prevents such cancers and suffering.

[Anonymous]

Definitely get it. The chance of having some sort of adverse effects from the vaccine is minuscule. The chance of being exposed to HPV when she eventually become sexually active is very very high. The vaccine provides good protection against a large handful of other the most dangerous strains as far as cancer risk is concerned. It’s a big deal in the public health world. I’m a nurse midwife and absolutely had both my kids get it when they were due.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi all, my daughter will soon be turning 11 and was wondering if we should give her the hpv vaccine? Any side effects? I have done some research and I feel more confused after reading about it than before when I was in a state of oblivion. Any insight/ thoughts would be helpful. Thanks so much!

My DS got it at eleven (close to twelve)- he said it hurt a little more than his other shots, but no side effects except a sore arm. I grew up in the heyday of HPV, so it's a relief that these kids can be vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

My daughter got it at 11. No side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi all, my daughter will soon be turning 11 and was wondering if we should give her the hpv vaccine? Any side effects? I have done some research and I feel more confused after reading about it than before when I was in a state of oblivion. Any insight/ thoughts would be helpful. Thanks so much!

Did you get other vaccines? I find it weird that the only vaccines I know that people hesitate to get are HPV, Hep B, and the Flu and yet the only vaccine preventable diseases I actually know people with are HPV, Hep B and the Flu.

I can't imagine how someone would be OK with polio or measles and not with preventing cancer.

[Anonymous]

My 11yo DS got it for over the summer with no side effects. Getting HPV (very likely from DH not long after we started dating) caused cervical issues for me resulting in many weeks of bedrest with each of our 3 kids. Our 11 year old witnessed the bedrest for his younger brothers and we discussed prior to the vaccine the reason for them. He was fully on board with getting the shot.

[Anonymous]

HPV cancer survivor here. Get it!

The cancer is survivable but side effects of treatment are miserable and forever.

[Anonymous]

Please get her it. It was new when I was a teen and my doctor didn’t push it. My mom saw it as giving us a green light to having sex. I didn’t start having sex until college, but I did have unprotected sex (stupidly) and got HPV the first time. I knew nothing about it. There’s 100+ strains and maybe the vaccine wouldn’t have protected me from it, maybe it would have. But I wish I had it anyways. Not saying your daughter will be like me but you never know what can happen

[Anonymous]

Yes she should get it but we are waiting until 12 because 11 year old check up is shot heavy to begin with.

[Anonymous]

All 3 of my teens got it. No issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dear (male) friend got cancer of the mouth as adult and almost died during the treatment. He survived but is disfigured and has continuing health problems. His cancer was most likely due to hpv. This vaccine prevents such cancers and suffering.

I have a friend with the same experience. My three kids got the vaccine. No side effects. All of my friends kids got the vaccine. No side effects.