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The vaccine, Gardasil®, protects against four HPV types, which together cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently licensed this vaccine for use in girls/women, ages 9-26 years. The vaccine is given through a series of three shots over a six-month period.

credit- http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm


has anyone else gotten it? i got my first dose today.

It sounds familiar to me, but I think mine was the PPD No, I haven't gotten it. But I'll probably get it on my next visit to the doc.

I just got my second does last Thursday. It really makes my arm sore...

I didn't get it... although I should have, but I didn't ask the nurse. I'll get it on my next visit which isn't 'til next year.

so. does it prevent cervical cancer completely?

my doctor talked about it, but i'm not sure if i should get it.


i mean it's good to prevent cervical cancer, but i'm deadly afraid of needles and shots..so idk what to do..

first one about a few weeks ago

I'm with you, sister. I am petrified of needles, so they always have to get me when I least expect it. But I sort of expect that they'll do it when I least expect it, but they're usually pretty good and quick and I can't feel them. But I hate hate hate hate hate them.

ONE LESS. One less.

No I haven't. Donno if I am. :\ whatever they do.

I got it a few days ago and I have to get two more shots for it soon.

I heard it didn't work though, so I asked my doctor about it and she said that it only didn't work well for girls that were sexually active.

For me, it would cost 200 dollars for each dose and there are three doses.

That's a really expensive vaccine.

...Isn't that the point though? To protect you from HPV, which is transmitted sexually? How else can you get it without being sexually active?

Sorry, I meant to say it works better when you get it before you're sexually active and it isn't as effective when you're already sexually active.

i finished mine a couple days ago

I really want to get it, but my madre said no.

^ really? why's that? isn't it for your benefit?

Of course it doesn't, but it helps a lot. It prevents the virus which in turn prevents the cancer.

QUOTE(resplendence @ Jul 31 2007, 05:07 PM)

For me, it would cost 200 dollars for each dose and there are three doses.

That's a really expensive vaccine.

dang..do you not have insurance?
it covers it if you do.

She's crazy catholic and "it's useless if I wait till marriage. Her doing that encourages me to sleep around."

Apparently, it doesn't. So I'm waiting for later.

yep, i'm getting it at my follow up doctor's appointment.

My teacher went like insane on my class during health last year trying to get all the girls to get this shot because she said it was really beneficial. I want to get it while my insurance still says I'm young enough for them to cover it for me. I don't want to have to pay for it. Haha.

my dad like flipped out when he walked in while me and my mom were talking about it saying you don't know what the effects on you will be in a few years just wait like five years to see if anything bad happens and im like wtf overprotective much? lol

wow....

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my mom's making me get it....
i have to go to the health department on wednesday to get those shots that colleges require, and i asked her what shots yesterday...and she's like "blah, blah blah, blah...oh &...that HPV one..."


i was just like...."ok?"


i hate shots...and have to get like 5...i'm not excited....

I just got my first dose about a week ago. It made my arm sore.

I'm due for my third and last round soon

Haven't gotten it yet.
I plan too, I think.

Terrified of needles

My friend's putting up a fight against getting it, she says they can't be trusted and that they haven't had enough time to test the long long term effects. She's paranoid that it'll affect her pregnancy, that is if she chooses to have kids. And that her babies will have down syndrome, or some disability.

Not too sure about that though

My friend just got hers.

Im never getting mine.
I hate shots.

I just got my last one yesterday. My arm hurts now

I heard it realllllly hurts. And only protects against 2 types of HPV.

nope.

no sex = no shot = no HPV

^ HPV is transmitted from skin to skin contact. So there's a possibility that someone can contract HPV without having sex. It's just easier to get it when you're sexually active.

^ I am a little confused.

Like what skin to skin contact.

I poke some one with it and i get it?

Or doing something sexually with another person...?

EDIT: Never mind

I am guessing you are speaking of like someone touching warts that they got from the disease and then you and them touching you?

From what I have read, it is EXTREMELY RARE.