To be worried about dd having the Cervical cancer jab after the fuss about it on here the other day

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DD is due to have it shortly in school.
I had not heard anything about it and presumed she would have it because cervical cancer is horrid.

Now I am really worried because there was lots of fuss over it the other day on here with many comments about serious side effects. I have now read it has been banned in Japan and there are worries elsewhere.

Can anyone point me in the right direction of accurate none scare mongering information or does anyone have any medical experience in relation to this?

Athena the main reason that Gardasil was chosen over Cervarix is that it offers a wider spread of protection, i.e. covers more forms of the virus. Nothing to do with evidence and deaths.

I'd be very wary of attributing the deaths directly to the vaccine, by the way - the one death in the UK (as described upthread) turned out to be due to a major underlying condition.

Mind you, since you use the term 'pro vax lobby' I'm pretty clear on where you stand.

to thehousewife and everyone else affected by cervical cancer.

I had an equivocal result for one of my smears and it made me very nervous for a long time, I'd be happy if the only outcome for dd's vaccination was that she avoided having that sort of worry. The lifetime chances of being affected in some way by CC or the tests for it seem to me relatively high. The safety studies on the other hand look pretty good. My dd will have an annual follow up for the next ten years in her efficacy study - health organisations don't dish out vaccinations willy nilly.

Another question... if i dont have HPV, can i get the vaccine privately?

Yes, gin. Looked to be about £400 for a course of 3, when I looked it up earlier.

I'm so sorry for what you and your family must be going through, thehousewife.

Im skint as can be right now but im definitely going to look at saving for it for myself, and for DS in the future too. DD is only 3 now, but i want her to have it when its her turn.
to the women on this thread who have or have had CC, thehousewife im so sorry for what you are going through x

Ginandsonic Yes, it was £125 for each jab, so nearly £500 over 6 months. It was Gardasil. DD had no side effects.

If anyone has a daughter who has missed a vaccination there is no need to pay privately to start or complete the course. Hpv is part of the UK national program of immunisations and is offered to all girls up to the age of 18 for free. Girls over this age can complete a course if doses are missed.

I would far rather have a girl come to me to complete a missed course or start one than have to inform a women on her first smear that the result is abnormal and hpv positive.

I know from my own dd recently having the vaccination that there is often quite a bit of hysteria around having this and the other vaccinations given to girls and boys at this age. Fainting before, during and after the vaccination is not uncommon.

Can I ask, please, is Gardisil not just a single dose? My DDs had it when we lived overseas and I thought they only needed the one dose

Dirty little sluts?! Christ :(

Gardasil is given either with a two shot or a three shot schedule. Most places do three I understand, but where I live (Canada) at least one province is using a two shot schedule and they think that probably is sufficient. The trial my dd is in is to look at whether two is as effective as three (she is in the three shot arm as our province does three, and the study will follow up for ten years).

Depends on the age of the girl. Up to and including 14 it is now two vaccinations in the UK and three for girls over this age. For UK schedule advice Google hpv greenbook, this will give lots of information including statistics. It one of my professional bibles and is eb.

Gardasil is an amazing breakthrough in cancer research, and the concept might even help understand how other cancers are triggered.

It seems ridiculous to me that so many people wish for a cure for cancer and when something like this is discovered, refuse to use it.

dougieroseagain
I have reported your post.

I'm not going to get into a vaccine debate because I find them too frustrating/terrifying and I'm not sure I'll convince anyone to xhange their mind.

BUT. OP, I have HPV. I wish the vaccine had been available when I was at school If you don't get it for your daughter, please sit down and explain this to her at 18 so she can do her own research about HPV and the vaccine and make her own mind up.