tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post8467121156121759653..comments2023-08-11T12:16:13.605-04:00Comments on The Attached Feminist: HPV, Gardasil & the Immature CervixUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-68267312005376270362010-03-09T10:12:25.280-05:002010-03-09T10:12:25.280-05:00The vaccine was made mandatory in VA with an easy ...The vaccine was made mandatory in VA with an easy verbal opt out. This was done so that people who cannot afford the vaccine will have it covered by Medicaid or Medicare. If you don't want to protect your children, that is your choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-18659280993317897152010-03-09T10:10:36.886-05:002010-03-09T10:10:36.886-05:00The vaccine has been approved for boys. CNOW gave...The vaccine has been approved for boys. CNOW gave an excellent panel discussion on the vaccine over a year ago, and after hearing all the pros and cons, I decided that it is a good and safe vaccine. The actual incidence of dangerous side effects is extremely low and the vaccine is much safer than driving a car. No direct deaths have been attributed to the vaccine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-27346163115443502612009-04-04T11:02:00.000-04:002009-04-04T11:02:00.000-04:00Well done. I have to say as a counterpoint, and a...Well done. I have to say as a counterpoint, and as a mother of a teenage girl, can a young person really look at all this information and be considered "well-informed"? I don't think I would have taken the risk seriously, especially when all those places you mentioned (Planned Parenthood, Student Health, clinics) are most likely going to be hawking the vaccine as well. I don't pretend to have the answers, but the most important thing you address is that we need to encourage women to <I>continue to get pap smears!</I> HPV and cervical cell dysplasia are treatable! If caught early, HPV doesn't have to mean cervical cancer.<BR/>Thanks for another thoughtful, and thought-provoking, post.Jenniferhttp://barelyknittogether.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-54230139181331331212009-04-01T17:04:00.000-04:002009-04-01T17:04:00.000-04:00I have a few friends who have been diagnosed with ...I have a few friends who have been diagnosed with cervical cancer. I have a few more friends who have HPV. I know most of them wouldn't think twice about vaccinating. <BR/><BR/>But then, they've been told they have cancer, or have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with cancer.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure where I stand. I suspect that, like every other medical "breakthrough" there will be refinements over time. It's the cost we pay in a society that wants cures and treatments for everything. America (major generalization, I know) bows to the almighty medical establishment. We want drugs for this, that and the other thing without risk, or cost to ourselves. It doesn't work like that. <BR/><BR/>HPV is an incredibly pervasive disease. It is also a potentially dangerous disease. Some estimates put the incidence of the disease at 30% of college age women. That's an epidemic. <BR/><BR/>It's a pretty complex issue. I don't know that Gardisil is the answer. But I also don't know that it isn't.TMaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-8747428610718509582009-03-26T20:10:00.000-04:002009-03-26T20:10:00.000-04:00I just read the article posted by Bird, and for me...I just read the article posted by Bird, and for me it comes down to education, yet again.<BR/><BR/>First there are all these arguments posed, yet the only answers are to list which organizations feel it is safe, the same ones that have a vested interest in either the product or not being found "wrong."<BR/><BR/>Without quality data, which it strongly appears is missing and prompting this whole dialogue in the first place, I feel it is irresponsible of our communities and our society to make blanket rules and laws.<BR/><BR/>Where is the parent education in all this? Where is the medical waiver?<BR/><BR/>Yes, one's child has to have xyz shots in order to enroll in school, but at the same time, you can claim all sorts of exemptions as a parent to say NO on behalf of one's child. How many parents know this, or is this another situation where if it passes legislation, the impoverished and uneducated are going to be the masses that utilize the drug? What if there are consequences? They are the population least able to advocate for themselves. <BR/><BR/>It disappoints me that those who are supposed to be educated and advocating on our children's behalf, namely our pediatricians, are not stepping up to the plate, and letting themselves be swayed by convincing sales pitches, and then not considering the issues from their clients perspective, but rather from a self-righteous "I am going to save society" attitude. Yet again when we are putting a LOT of money for medical advocates for our children, we are still the ones who have to go and do all the research, and understanding our own values and ethics, make decisions that effect our children.<BR/><BR/>I hope our children are able to understand that we make the best decisions we can at any given time, and if I find out that the latest and greatest that I let them have access to, sets them up to only have abnormal pregnancies, or interferes in some way with their physical/emotional/mental development, I know that I will be severely disappointed.<BR/><BR/>I want my children to be healthy emotionally and mentally way before they are healthy physically. Lets prioritize. I would like a wisdom shot, or an attitude patch, or a politeness pill :)<BR/><BR/>I love all these lifesaving devices, but there are more children starving and uneducated an unloved right this minute than there will that will die of cervical cancer in the next ten years. (Okay, so I have no statistics to actually support this!)<BR/><BR/>My kids are already living in such pollution that I would rather find a solution to skin cancer which is far more likely to happen to any child, or something.<BR/><BR/>So, I can keep talking....so give me another bone Cynthia :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003829208118030041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-73781893544690765032009-03-25T23:04:00.000-04:002009-03-25T23:04:00.000-04:00The vaccine is now being marketed for boys, and lo...The vaccine is now being marketed for boys, and look how the debate has shifted: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/25/AR2009032503682.html?hpid=topnewsBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961550867711732344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-17522311974829228022009-03-12T16:33:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:33:00.000-04:00NOTE: There is a site collecting signatures for a...NOTE: There is a site collecting signatures for a petition to Pres Obama and Congress to inveestigate this vaccine. Please, go there and sign:<BR/><BR/>http://www.thepetitionsite.com/14/investigate-gardasil-vaccine-risks-nowteacher3rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039042583550042703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-35191525080553605352009-03-12T13:18:00.000-04:002009-03-12T13:18:00.000-04:00That's a seriously good point you have about boys....That's a seriously good point you have about boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-2078375320826793442009-03-12T11:54:00.000-04:002009-03-12T11:54:00.000-04:00Thanks for linking to my Gardasil blog at Nature's...Thanks for linking to my Gardasil blog at Nature's Child, Cynthia. <BR/><BR/>For the record, Merck is currently pushing the FDA to approve Gardasil for boys. <BR/><BR/>Didja hear the one about the pharmaceutical company that paid for it's Vioxx screw-up by giving a bunch of girls shots? Hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Oh, the real kicker? Because Gardasil hasn't been studied long-term, we're not sure if the one shot and a couple of boosters are enough for lifetime protection. Oops!Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266238698966238125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-32815696087690409092009-03-12T08:22:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:22:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for your comments so far. I wan...Thank you so much for your comments so far. I want to learn more from all sides of this story so keep them coming. <BR/><BR/>I am very relieved to hear that doctors are worried about pap smears going down and that they are voicing that concern.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15504836133310341515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-79569699692625363512009-03-12T08:19:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:19:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15504836133310341515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-52333814497379818522009-03-11T23:36:00.000-04:002009-03-11T23:36:00.000-04:00You're mistaken about the need for Pap smears goin...You're mistaken about the need for Pap smears going down. In fact, doctors have voiced concerns that young women will think that they are fully protected and quit getting smears regularly or even at all. Because Gardasil only protects against the 2 strains out of over 100 that MAY cause 70% of cervical cancer cases, and because HPV is not the only reason to do an annual exam, it is very important to continue going.<BR/><BR/>Also, Merck is quite desperate to get Gardasil approved for boys and men as well as older women (profits are going south because parents are becoming more suspicious of vaccine, with good reason), but the FDA wanted more data for older women and hasn't got to the boys yet. Boys may not get cervical cancer but they do get penile and anal cancer, also caused by HPV, also relatively rarely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-89648584973494112902009-03-11T18:15:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:15:00.000-04:00Thank you for your blog. I've commented on severa...Thank you for your blog. I've commented on several sites about how my daughter has had serious side effects lasting now for more than a year. I try to read every news and blog item that comes out on the web.<BR/><BR/>I had concern that there would be even more kids with side effects if boys were vaccinated.<BR/><BR/>My daughter made a compelling statement: 'Boys (college age) aren't going to get the vaccine. They don't get cervical cancer. They rarely go to the doctor.'<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, the FDA did not approve the use of GARDASIL for boys. I wish they had never approved it for girls.teacher3rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039042583550042703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-46853891773243283132009-03-11T16:45:00.000-04:002009-03-11T16:45:00.000-04:009 and 10? Is the CDC pushing this on 9 and 10 year...9 and 10? Is the CDC pushing this on 9 and 10 year olds? I have a 9 year old daughter. Oh, shucks, my mind just blew up. I'm going to go curl up in a ball in a corner now. :P<BR/><BR/>That's a seriously good point you have about boys. Does the vaccine work on males? I can't see why it wouldn't. Why NOT vaccinate the men, too?<BR/><BR/>-JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025546381222285116noreply@blogger.com