HPV vaccine, genital human papillomavirus (HPV) |
 Jul 31 2007, 09:10 AM
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QUOTE 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. |
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Aug 14 2007, 09:06 PM
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I'm due for my third and last round soon
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Aug 22 2007, 03:48 AM
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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 
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Aug 22 2007, 07:23 AM
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My friend just got hers.
Im never getting mine. I hate shots. |
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Aug 22 2007, 03:03 PM
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-Officially Insane- Group: Member Posts: 870 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 117,293 |
I just got my last one yesterday. My arm hurts now
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Aug 24 2007, 08:11 PM
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 Bay Area YadadaDiiiig. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,249 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 103,202 |
I heard it realllllly hurts. And only protects against 2 types of HPV.
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Aug 25 2007, 12:56 PM
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nope.
no sex = no shot = no HPV 
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Aug 26 2007, 07:43 PM
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 Sing to Me Group: Member Posts: 1,825 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,808 |
^ 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. |
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Aug 26 2007, 09:23 PM
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Look Up. Group: Member Posts: 447 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 73,230 |
^ 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. |
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