Where can I get the facts (and bad side-effects) about the Gardasil vaccine
Question Posted Wednesday September 30 2009, 3:59 pm
Okay, I'm 14, and I received the 3rd and final Gardasil shot on August 5, 2009. I know it's suppose to help prevent me from getting some of the HPV strains but not all of them. Before I started the vaccinations I didn't read up on the Gardasil itself.
I've now read many stories about all these girls having these life-threatening problems, and even death in some cases. I know these things are serious because I had read them on reliable sites. My problem is that I can't remember the sites I had gone to that had this information on it.
I want to show my mom that she and my little sister shouldn't get the vaccination because of the serious side effects associated with Gardasil. Could someone send me some reliable links so I can show them to my mom so she can avoid these sorts of problems? Please and thank you
I was one of the girls that received a bad reaction. I would be happy to talk to anyone who wants to know about the effects because I have done extensive research on them and why they might occur. So if you want to know something else, or you know someone that might want to come talk to me, my contact information is on my website.
Basically I had a seizure and a whole bunch of other things. The website doesn't look very professional. When I did it I was very ill, but the information is all good. I just feel like it isn't articulated in a good way. There is too much on there for me to change it around now.
What I have on that website is the claims about it, common side effects, my personal story, problems with talking to doctors, the contents of the vaccine and their possible effects, statistics, links to videos and articles, and a news blog about new warnings and general news about the vaccine. This section is updated regularly.
The severe reactions are pretty rare. I am suspicious of the vaccine, but I also don't think that everyone who takes it is going to get the same reaction is I did. Mine was so bad that I didn't even take all three. I took one and decided not to take the others. But the majority of the people, like you, will experience very little. The most common side effects are really just pain, redness, and some bruising at the injection site. Most likely if you got anything you would get that.
One thing that I am worried about, though, is that there can't be any tests done on the long-term side effects since it hasn't been around long enough.
So anyway, if you want to contact me, or have your parents contact me, I would be more than happy to talk to anyone and answer any of your questions.
I haven't had any side effects of gardisal and I believe they are pretty uncommon. The biggest risk is girls thinking they are protected from STDs, which isn't the case. They aren't 100% protected from cervical cancer either. [ DearAbby92's advice column | Ask DearAbby92 A Question ]
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