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Should have I have the Gardasil cervical cancer HPV vaccine shot?
I'm 14, in 10th grade now, and I'm due to have my cervical cancer vaccination, Gardasil, next friday, but since a girl died from it recently I've been looking into it more. I'm now having second thoughts because of some of the facts. Turns out that the Gardasil vaccination only helps to prevent four of the HPV strains out of over a hundred. That doesn't sound like such great odds to me anyway. Out of 700,000 girls 1,300 have had adverse side effects which includes paralysis, sight problems seizures, and sudden death. They haven't researched what the vaccine may do to you in the long-term future either...like the morning sickness shot they gave pregnant women years ago, that left babies deformed in the end! I'm afraid that this shot may cause other serious problems years later for me. I'm really scared about having it done! They say it only lasts 6 years so I don't really see the point in having it done if I'll be 20 when it wears off and haven't even had sex before then. I plan on waiting until I'm married before I have sex anyway. It's just my beliefs. Please help me figure out what I should do about the shot! What should I do? I don't want to do it now but I feel like I should or something...but then again I don't...ugh!!!!! HELP!
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My doctor told me it wasnt necessary unless i was sexually active. So i'm not getting it, at least for now. I'm 16 btw.
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The majority of patients who have had this vaccine experience no adverse reactions.
It is always best to speak to a doctor about your concerns.
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the girl that died had underlying health conditions by the way. i just got the injection and nothing happened, it wasn't even sore. the side effects aren't as serious as those - those ones are VERY rare., as for long term damage, they have made sure that nothing in it is harmful long term. there are other ways of getting the cancer, its not just through sex. also, any amount of protetion is better than none right?
so, all in all i think you should get it.
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my mom made me get it without looking into it and i really didnt want to get it. i mean yes it helps prevetns certain things but i also heard it was harmful. its not a shot you need to get. you should think about it and figure out if it is truely worth it. all i know is that when i got it the injection site hurt so bad and my hands would shake more than usual but thats because my hands also do shake already.
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