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Hpv vaccine

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FrumpyKnickers · 19/06/2019 16:00

My daughter is due to get this next year. I really do not want her to get it. She has had all her other vaccinations so no problem with vaccinating her its just something does not sit well with me on this. They are really pushing it even talking about making vaccines mandatory. What do others think? have any of your kids been vaccinated and were there any side affects?

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massistar · 19/06/2019 16:09

Why are you concerned about this vaccine in particular? From what I've read it's been massively successful in reducing HPV infection rates.

userxx · 19/06/2019 16:14

Why would you not? I really wish the vaccine had been available when I was young enough. It would have saved me having a fair few Colposcopies.

DonPablo · 19/06/2019 16:17

Funnily enough, dh and I are discussing whether to pay for the hov vaccine for our 14 yo son who will miss out on the vaccine as there is no catch up programme for boys after the initial roll out.

My mum died young of head and neck cancer. It was awful. Anything to save my kids that horror is good in my book

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6timesthemess · 19/06/2019 16:17

Why wouldn’t you get this?
I had to nag at my gp to get my daughter this - she is home educated and I really didn’t want her to miss out on this one.

6timesthemess · 19/06/2019 16:19

My daughters arm was slightly tender on the day but she barely mentioned it and no other side effects

ComeOnGordon · 19/06/2019 16:22

I’ve had all my kids vaccinated against hpv - the girl & the boys! As the pp said hpv related cancers are horrific & after watching how ill a male family member was with a hpv neck cancer I was very happy to live somewhere where boys get it too. Absolutely no side effects from any of them

Emmabryant123 · 19/06/2019 16:23

Why wouldn't you ?
I'm 25 and I was the first year of girls to be vaccinated
I had no side effects from the jabs

BarbedBloom · 19/06/2019 16:25

I don't understand why you wouldn't. What concerns you about it?

Soola · 19/06/2019 16:28

My daughter has all of her childhood vaccines except for this one.

I think she was 15 at the time and we discussed it and decided she wouldn’t have it.

That was over six years ago and both of us are still feel it was unnecessary.

Sooverthemill · 19/06/2019 16:28

No ill effects for my 3. I think it's a no brainier. Is it because it's a sexually transmitted virus that you feel weird? They do grow up and have sex

Geraniumpink · 19/06/2019 16:29

I was the exactly the same as you op. I researched, got advice from a couple of friends in the profession and choose to let my daughter have it. But it was a very well informed choice.

Prokupatuscrakedatus · 19/06/2019 16:30

My daughter had hers, and as soon as it was rolled out for boys DS had his too.

Emmabryant123 · 19/06/2019 16:31

soola why is it unnecessary?
How would you feel if your daughter developed a HPV related cancer you could of prevented?

Drum2018 · 19/06/2019 16:38

I understand your concerns. There have been many girls allegedly adversely affected by it, and their parents have formed groups trying to get help for their dds and trying to promote awareness of the listed side effects. The more detailed list of possible side effects was not given out in our schools, therefore not giving people full details. I waited til dd was 14 to consent, and many of her friends were the same age getting it. I felt 12 was just a little bit young and with puberty hitting, changes to school etc I was apprehensive. She's had her 2 doses now and apart from a sore arm she's ok so far. None of her friends have had any issues. I thought long and hard about it, fought with Dh over it, but in Ireland we faced a huge scandal with our Cervical Check programme last year and that made me see sense. There was a beautiful 26 yr old girl campaigning for kids to get the vaccine, while she herself was dying from cervical cancer - she has since died.

LennieLou · 19/06/2019 16:55

Please let your daughter get this. I was a few years too old for this. I did enquire at the doctors and they said I could have it, I had the first two jabs then was told theyd made cuts and I wouldn't get the final dose. Meaning the first two were invalid. Then when I went for my first smear test just before I was 25 and I did have cin3 the stage before cervical cancer and needed treatment. I know another girl my age who also found out she had cin3 after her first smear. She is waiting to see if she's all clear after 6 months. I am luckily, but have higher risks in future of them growing back. Thank god we went to our first smears, many don't. Please please don't stop your daughter getting this vaccine when it is free for her and really could save her life in the future.

LennieLou · 19/06/2019 16:59

Also to add, I know not all cervical cancer is caused by HPV, I am clear of it, but a huge number is related to it, not worth the risk in my own opinion, but please think it through before saying no.

bubblesyousay · 19/06/2019 17:34

My friend has HPV. Lots of biopsies and had to have her cervix stitched closed to stop her from going in to labour early/miscarrying. We were talking about this and she wishes it was rolled out when she was in school.

SunnySomer · 19/06/2019 17:39

My son is having it this autumn. To me it’s a non-brainer having had CIN3 cells in my 20s and endless colposcopies and follow up procedures. The worry and stress that accompany those are not lovely

Judashascomeintosomemoney · 19/06/2019 17:48

My daughter is due to get this next year. I really do not want her to get it
Gillick Competency applies so if. She decides she wants it then she will be able to have it. We were living overseas when my DDs were due to have it (in a country that doesn’t routinely give it) but came back the year after. Luckily, our GP surgery allowed them to have the course (an additional injection, so three, if given later than recommended age). Quite apart from protecting my DDs, I have a male friend currently undergoing particularly horrendous treatment for oesophageal cancer. If the vaccine can help reduce the instances of some cancers for all in future, then it’s worth doing. And as for side effects, well completely anecdotally, my DD1 had a lot of verrucas (caused by a type of hpv) for about eight years, nothing had shifted them. All miraculously gone since the vaccine - could be a complete coincidence but, bonus!

pointythings · 19/06/2019 19:30

It's a necessary vaccine and it's the best way to protect your DD from a virus that causes 70% of cervical cancers. At some point your DD is likely to have sex. And while she can vouch for her sexual past, she will never be able to account for the sexual past of all her partners, nor for their present. Relationships break down. People cheat. STDs happen. The only person you can rely on is you. So get vaccinated.

FoxSquadKitten · 19/06/2019 20:05

My daughter has all of her childhood vaccines except for this one.

Same.
I researched it and some of the girls that have had bad side effects put me off. Apparently some really sporty girls seem to have a bad reaction to it. There's a few videos on youtube about it.
It's a difficult one 🤔

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FrumpyKnickers · 19/06/2019 20:26

Foxsquad yes ive read the stories and the excuses saying ohh that syndrome usually kicks in around that age screams of cover up some girls left infertile I could never forgive myself if I allowed them to put that poison in her and she had a lifelong illness afterwards.

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PinkDaffodil2 · 19/06/2019 20:32

Please have her get it - the results from Scotland show massive protection especially in the cohort who had it aged 13 as opposed to older.
The HPV jab doesn’t cause infertility, there isn’t any evidence or any scientific reason that a vaccine against the warts virus would do that.
Cervical cancer, the treatment for cervical cancer if you’re lucky enough to catch it - they can cause infertility (or death obviously).
I think you would find it a lot harder to forgive yourself if she were to die of cervical cancer.

pointythings · 19/06/2019 20:33

Frumpy there is no such thing as a 100% safe medical treatment of any kind. Even over the counter painkillers can have serious side effects in some people. If that is your benchmark then you can't use anything - not natural remedies either...

You're believing the conspiracy theory stuff around the HPV vaccine. You're allowed to. I hope your DD is never faced with the potential consequences though. The risk of cervical cancer is multiple orders of magnitude higher than the risk of serious side effects from the vaccine.

PinkDaffodil2 · 19/06/2019 20:38

If you’re a conspiracy theorist I know this probably won’t help but anyone interested in the evidence - this is the most recent. www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-47803975
Lots of doctors I know are getting their sons vaccinated privately before they’re sexually active and I don’t know of any who would refuse it for their daughter.
Out of interest do you believe that the vaccine doesn’t work / prevent cancer and that’s also a conspiracy or just that the side effects aren’t being reported properly?

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