Guardasil or vaccination against cervical cancer - and health professionals willing to help me?

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i read that the govt is introducing for all teens from 10 - 12 and that there will be a catch up programme for teens upt o age of 18

this makes no sense to me as the first thread i read here said that ther were couple of injections over a period of a year nd the girl had to be a virgin.

and although it happens - its not likley in society at large that girls will be virgins till 18 (cost effective wise - i dont get it.

my dd is 14

and i am worried

what bit are you worried about?

that non of it makes any sense and by the time the catch up programme from 12 - 14 actually catches up my girl will be 16 and still not caught up and might not be a virgin - and then the whole thing is useless.

non of it makes sense - so wondered if what i read was a link from advert off here i think - is right - so any infomration gladly recieved - ave to go for smear mself now - so back later

I know alot of girls lose their virginity early now aday,but some are still virgins.My dd is 17 and still a virgin.And yes i'm sure and not sticking my head in the sand on this one.
So saying that i think i need some more info on the new vaccination against cervical cancer too.I will be reading with interest.

I would reccomend this highly as i had a tumour which was caused by the virus that can now be prevented with this vaccine.My oncologist worked on teh team who developed this and he said it would mean he would never see a patient like me again

The idea of early vaccination is to get to girls before they are exposed to the HP virus.But there is an argument that you can still benefit from the jab even if you've already been infected by HPV. Also just because you've lost your virginity doesn't mean you have been infected. See here for info.

thank you all - i have jsut asked the nurse and my advice would be to do the same.

i am trying to find a place possibly in Brighton ( noddy any ideas?) that will do it privately. there will be a programme int he school - but who knows when - its not yet decided. as it is three vaccinations over the course of a year - then i think its best to get cracking now. that way she will be nearly 16 when it is complete.

Is Eastbourne any good? These clinics offer Gardasil vaccination but it's not cheap!

My oncologist is looking at that norksbride I have everything crossed Good luck custy what a great mum.

thanks for that norky - that is the closest i have found - i ave just rang them and the three caccinations will cost £400 and they want £300 upfront when i make the appointment.

will have a chat with dh when he gets home

i think i am going to contact the education department and ask them if they are advisingthe schools to advise the current 13-16 year olds parents to get more infomration of how to obtain the vaccine.

this is piss poor communication.

if it hadnt been for mumsnet i wouldnt have know about it at all.

So, can you have the jab if you're an old wizened clearly-no-longer-a virgin, like me? Just interested, because I had to have colposcopy following an abnormal smear and they told me at the time I had HPV....but from what I read, the majority of adults have it at some time or another and it often 'goes away'. If so I would quite like to have it myself (and would go and pay for the jab).

The nurse who gave my daughter the jab said that her 2 daughters, both in their twenties, have also have it, despite being older and no longer virgins, so I guess there's no reason why not.

Hmmm, might have to look into it...thanks!