Anonymous
Post 05/04/2025 11:53     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:My teen is up-to-date on everything except HPV. We held off because she is having some autoimmune health issues. What is the latest age you would feel comfortable giving it to your child? I know the later we wait, the more shots she may have to get to be fully protected, but she is willing to do that because her immune system is compromised right now.


This is a question for your medical doctor, not random people on the Internet.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2025 11:43     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
I lost a friend to cervical cancer in her 30s, so, asap. It's so aggravating when your friend dies from something that could have been stopped by a vaccine.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2025 11:38     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Not to be too politi but I wouldn't wait too long in case we find access to it suddenly restricted. If you have a window, go for it ( I have RA, so am getting my shingles shots in between flare ups soon).
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2025 11:36     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would talk to her doctor because depending on the autoimmune issue, she might not mount a response to the shots and you would want to catch that before she started dating.

DS did three under the old guidance because he’s adopted and his caregiver before that didn’t believe in the HPV shots.


It’s typically the opposite. They are hyper responders, titers off the charts, and then they have a misdirected immune response. But exposure to the virus causes the same response so it’s best to weigh that too.

Anytime a person is sick or their immune system is otherwise busy fighting elsewhere, is a bad time to get a vaccine that can wait.

I have a kid with PANDAS so always have to weigh this. She’s mostly healed and we have gotten vaccines without issue, but I usually wait for summer when they are least likely to be around other viruses.


But that’s really the gist of OP’s question: can she wait? I mean, teens will be teens, and they are not you going to tell you, the parent. And they are not going to wait forever before beginning sexual activity. And that usually starts with oral or anal which both carry HPV transmission risks.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 22:39     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:I would talk to her doctor because depending on the autoimmune issue, she might not mount a response to the shots and you would want to catch that before she started dating.

DS did three under the old guidance because he’s adopted and his caregiver before that didn’t believe in the HPV shots.


It’s typically the opposite. They are hyper responders, titers off the charts, and then they have a misdirected immune response. But exposure to the virus causes the same response so it’s best to weigh that too.

Anytime a person is sick or their immune system is otherwise busy fighting elsewhere, is a bad time to get a vaccine that can wait.

I have a kid with PANDAS so always have to weigh this. She’s mostly healed and we have gotten vaccines without issue, but I usually wait for summer when they are least likely to be around other viruses.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 21:20     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My teen is up-to-date on everything except HPV. We held off because she is having some autoimmune health issues. What is the latest age you would feel comfortable giving it to your child? I know the later we wait, the more shots she may have to get to be fully protected, but she is willing to do that because her immune system is compromised right now.


The older you wait, they have to do 3 shots instead of 2. We did them but spaced it out more (the two). I was worried but it ended up being fine. I think there was a fever for a half a day and tired for a day but that was it.


^NOooooo!!!!! Old news.

You only need one total shot now. It’s proven to be fully effective - as effective as the old regimen of multiple shots.

Health guidelines have changed.


If you are in Africa, yes, the standard is one shot. In the US it is still two or three. The "one shot" thing was decided upon in poorer areas to encourage everyone to get at least one dose because realistically in some countries in hard to give it two or three times. This way a mobile health clinic can drive into a village, vaccinated everyone once, and then drive to the next.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 20:51     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
9/10, as the CDC recommended before it was taken over by a lunatic.

With an autoimmune disease, maybe more so, as her ability to fight off HPV may be compromised by the immune derangement. Ask the doc treating the autoimmunity.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 19:38     Subject: Re:What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:DD just has her 14 year old physical and doc tried convincing her to take the HPV with the logic of “take it now and you only have to get 2 shots, if you wait you’ll have to get 3.” I pointed out the new evidence that 1 dose is just as protective and showed her the article and it surprised the *hit out of the doctor. She backed down on insisting my daughter take it and acknowledge that this information had not trickled down to her yet. Doctors are not gods and they don’t know everything. Things that are important to your family, you have to research on your own and sometimes even enlighten the doctors. This goes to show the value of all this forum are ensuring we are informed of the latest research and information. I would not have known to bring this up if I hadn’t read this thread!
Thanks all.


This is actually a really good point , plus a great life-lesson, for DD’s daughter to learn to be her own advocate.

Doctors and modern medicine are awesome and all. No question. But they are not perfect. Get second opinions. Do additional research. Ask questions.

Back to OP’s post: the auto-immune twist is exactly the kinda thing I’d want to ask about and explore. Could there be a vaccines risk when a person has an autoimmune disease? Personally have no idea.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 15:24     Subject: Re:What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:DD just has her 14 year old physical and doc tried convincing her to take the HPV with the logic of “take it now and you only have to get 2 shots, if you wait you’ll have to get 3.” I pointed out the new evidence that 1 dose is just as protective and showed her the article and it surprised the *hit out of the doctor. She backed down on insisting my daughter take it and acknowledge that this information had not trickled down to her yet. Doctors are not gods and they don’t know everything. Things that are important to your family, you have to research on your own and sometimes even enlighten the doctors. This goes to show the value of all this forum are ensuring we are informed of the latest research and information. I would not have known to bring this up if I hadn’t read this thread!
Thanks all.


I am constantly teaching my doctor.

To be fair- I work in a field where I get the latest data, studies in the vaccine/life science- disease studies.

However, medicine has gone downhill. It is best to do lots of research at reputable sites, science journals.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 15:22     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It depends on when she plans to become sexually active OP.


Unfortunately you can become exposed to HPV through unplanned and non consensual sexual activity.


Rape is so not the reason I would give my imuno compromised child a vaccine.

And I have a son who definitely received two doses of HPV vaccine, but come on.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 15:20     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My teen is up-to-date on everything except HPV. We held off because she is having some autoimmune health issues. What is the latest age you would feel comfortable giving it to your child? I know the later we wait, the more shots she may have to get to be fully protected, but she is willing to do that because her immune system is compromised right now.


The older you wait, they have to do 3 shots instead of 2. We did them but spaced it out more (the two). I was worried but it ended up being fine. I think there was a fever for a half a day and tired for a day but that was it.


^NOooooo!!!!! Old news.

You only need one total shot now. It’s proven to be fully effective - as effective as the old regimen of multiple shots.

Health guidelines have changed.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 15:00     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Just be aware that it's not just PIV sexual intercourse that can spread HPV. It's also oral, touching, etc.

I'd get it asap, as soon as the doctor treating her for autoimmune issues says she can.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 14:59     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
I would talk to her doctor because depending on the autoimmune issue, she might not mount a response to the shots and you would want to catch that before she started dating.

DS did three under the old guidance because he’s adopted and his caregiver before that didn’t believe in the HPV shots.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 14:40     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:Exercise caution when giving HPV vaccine to anyone with a family history of autoimmune disease. There is a researcher at University at Buffalo who has written extensively about the development of POTS, autonomic dysfunction, and autoimmune disease following HPV vaccination.

Also - https://www.ajmc.com/view/new-report-highlights-rare-cases-of-sle-onset-after-hpv-vaccination

For those of us with a family history, we can be free riders on others' vaccination status and take normal precautions like getting routine Pap smears.


That article said at least half already had medical diagnosis and it’s had to say fully if the vaccine cause it or it was dormant and came about later on. I have an illness I’ve had since birth and it’s been very mild so no one knew what it was till recently as it’s gotten very bad.

We had a family member die of hpv. It was quick and bad cancer.

Op should talk to their doctor and see an allergist.

Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 14:39     Subject: What is the latest you would delay HPV ?
Anonymous wrote:It depends on when she plans to become sexually active OP.


Unfortunately you can become exposed to HPV through unplanned and non consensual sexual activity.