talking to your kid about HPV Vaccine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More people are waiting until 15 year well checkup I’m learning. This is from asking other parents in my elementary schooler and middle schooler circles.

That’s a bad choice considering how many kids have sexual contact before then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More people are waiting until 15 year well checkup I’m learning. This is from asking other parents in my elementary schooler and middle schooler circles.

What? I don’t know anyone that has waited. Why would you? Parents that are ok with the vaccine generally get it as advised which is 11-12. I haven’t heard of anyone delaying until 15. Pointless.

[Anonymous]

DS is getting it next week at his 11 year well visit. I simply told him it's a shot that helps to prevent certain kinds of cancer and isn't it amazing that this how now been developed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did you wait till she was fifteen? Now she will have to get three instead of two and she may have already caught it (it's spread by more than just itnercourse)

My dd had her vaccine at 14 and she already had HPV. The pediatrician said it was becoming more common in middle school so they changed the age to about 11 years old.

HPV is more common in middle school? Reading this thread right after the condom thread is wild.

[Anonymous]

It’s a very controversial vaccine, and you should look into it more deeply before you decide to give it to her, OP.

There is a mom on this site whose daughter developed debilitating autoimmune symptoms linked to the vaccine. Yes, for most kids there are no side effects whatsoever. But for families with a serious history of autoimmune issues, the calculus can be more complex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More people are waiting until 15 year well checkup I’m learning. This is from asking other parents in my elementary schooler and middle schooler circles.

That’s a bad choice considering how many kids have sexual contact before then.

It’s not a bad choice. If you have a good relationship with your kids, trust them to do the right thing, and not have sexual contact before then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It’s a very controversial vaccine, and you should look into it more deeply before you decide to give it to her, OP.

There is a mom on this site whose daughter developed debilitating autoimmune symptoms linked to the vaccine. Yes, for most kids there are no side effects whatsoever. But for families with a serious history of autoimmune issues, the calculus can be more complex.

Yup. x1000
Not taking that chance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It’s a very controversial vaccine, and you should look into it more deeply before you decide to give it to her, OP.

There is a mom on this site whose daughter developed debilitating autoimmune symptoms linked to the vaccine. Yes, for most kids there are no side effects whatsoever. But for families with a serious history of autoimmune issues, the calculus can be more complex.

Yup. x1000
Not taking that chance.

Linked? Ok, so in other words, they have no idea what caused it, as in the case with most autoimmune diseases

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It’s a very controversial vaccine, and you should look into it more deeply before you decide to give it to her, OP.

There is a mom on this site whose daughter developed debilitating autoimmune symptoms linked to the vaccine. Yes, for most kids there are no side effects whatsoever. But for families with a serious history of autoimmune issues, the calculus can be more complex.

Yup. x1000
Not taking that chance.

My mom had cervical cancer and a non-smoking (male) college classmate of mine died of throat cancer at age 23. So while I believe some people might have negative reactions to the vaccine, I don’t know how those risks compare to the risk of contracting a strain of HPV that could cause cancer and would be preventable. I’m generally pro vaccine so will vaccinate my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did you wait till she was fifteen? Now she will have to get three instead of two and she may have already caught it (it's spread by more than just itnercourse)

My dd had her vaccine at 14 and she already had HPV. The pediatrician said it was becoming more common in middle school so they changed the age to about 11 years old.

HPV is more common in middle school? Reading this thread right after the condom thread is wild.

Yes, MS kids are having oral sex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pp here. To other questions on this board, my daughter has actually asked me what mumps, measles, and lockjaw do (or could do) and has asked me why so many people used to die of smallpox and how it spread so much. She wants to be a vet or biologist and is generally curious so that might have shaped some of the conversation.

I don't understand why you can't answer the questions she might have about this vaccine, then. What question is it exactly that is stumping you?

I’m the pp who wrote this. I think you misunderstood. I wrote how my 11 year old was going to get it and I explained it to her (but then her doctor advised waiting a year). Then I saw up thread that people were asking whether I would also explain other vaccinations to her and I added that yes, if she has questions we do discuss the other diseases she is vaccinated against as well.

[Anonymous]

My kids got them around 11/12, don’t exactly remember. But I didn’t talk to them about that vaccine any more than any other. They go to the Dr, get the shots the Dr recommends, and we leave.
We have had conversations regarding STIs and sexual health, etc., of course. And they have learned in school about HPV and the vaccine.
But at the time of the shot, nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More people are waiting until 15 year well checkup I’m learning. This is from asking other parents in my elementary schooler and middle schooler circles.

That’s a bad choice considering how many kids have sexual contact before then.

It’s not a bad choice. If you have a good relationship with your kids, trust them to do the right thing, and not have sexual contact before then.

Not all sexual contact is voluntary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It’s a very controversial vaccine, and you should look into it more deeply before you decide to give it to her, OP.

There is a mom on this site whose daughter developed debilitating autoimmune symptoms linked to the vaccine. Yes, for most kids there are no side effects whatsoever. But for families with a serious history of autoimmune issues, the calculus can be more complex.

Anyone can say anything on this site with zero verification.

[Anonymous]

It’s not given in Japan because of too many side effects