Did you all get your preteen-teen daughters this vaccine??
Why or why not?

Well after I posted this a did a search and I guess you all talked about it back in Jan. So being June now has anyone gotten the shot for their girls. Lets try not to have a big ole debate. Just yes or no and why.

My (14) DD went to doctor today and the doc wanted her to get it along with a meningococcal vaccine. Well after talking about it some timeI decided to have her get it.

There was quite the lengthy discussion of this awhile back. Makes for some interesting reading.

Gardasil Shot required for girls....

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I got the shot. I don't have children, so can't comment there. DH suspects his ex of having slept around, and thought it would be a good idea. Gyn stated that the virus could stay dormant in men for years, so it seemed sensible. It's no quite the same as vaccinating a daughter, but it seemed worth adding.

Absolutely!! Just got the second round for my daughter who is 14. She'll be due for the third part in Oct. (already made the appointment). For my family, this was a no-brainer. I do not believe for one minute that it leads to girls behaving badly. Granted, some girls will become more sexually active earlier than others, but I don't believe for one minute it's because of some vaccine. I like the idea that medicine is making such important strides.

No.

I'm too nervous of new vaccines, especially ones dealing with her reproductive parts. I'm not opposed to it, it's just too early. She's 13 and not interested in boys yet, so we've got time.

Lisa

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Not yet as our insuance isn't covering it yet.

No Way!!! I have seen too many meds prescribed for kids and a few years later, they turn around and pull them. The problem that seems to happen is that they are tested by/for adults and then docs give to kids when they have never been tested for kids. My daughter is autistic and many meds were recommended when she was younger and we did tons of research and slowly over the years we would see neg reports on these same drugs that we had turned down for her. FYI, she learned coping skills instead of medicating which worked out better for her in the long run.

This just makes me nervous as I don't think it has been tested enough in the ages they recommend it for. Hopefully the shots will turn out to be a real benefit, but we will not get our daughters them until it has a longer track/testing record.

for a strange reason ,this vaccine is scaring me....not enough studies on it...so my 13 year old will be getting it ......for now......

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Our 3 daughters will be getting this shot. I have a couple more years with my oldest so the studies then will be more informative and have alot more case studies to back them up. But, we do like what we've seen so far. We have discussed this with our pediatrician and our pastor, both agree that this is a good idea. I would love to think that my DDs will be virgins until they get married but, I can't control that choice for them. And even if they are virgins, there is no certainty that their spouse will be a virgin. Also, we are not even discussing the horrid possibility that someone could force themselves on one of our DDs.

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I read on the Merck website that it's not lifelong protection. ANd I'm also very wary of new vaccines. I have only sons. I"M GLAD!! lol

My DD is not getting it. It's too new, too untested, and too limited in the protection it affords to justify the risk. And I've very leary of the huge push from the manufacturer to have it required by law. The whole thing stinks.

My dd only 11 and the dr. gave me the information on the HPV shot and told me that she likes to give to girls at 13. So I have two years but I am sure that I will be letting her get the shot.

My dd did get the meningococcal vaccine at 11.

My DD already got the first 2 in the series and she goes back shortly for the 3rd. I did not hesitate to get her this vaccination.

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If I had a daughter, I wouldn't get her the vaccine. It bothers me when a product is put on the market and it is basically pushed into the public's minds as being THE thing to do. What happens if a few years down the road it's discovered that it causes horrible side effects and problems with these young girls? My daughter definitely wouldn't be a guinea pig for this drug company.

Also, there are many strains of HPV and it only protects against two and you have to get it BEFORE the first sexual experience. That's very important too or it can acivate the virus. I read some of this on the drugs website, the cdc site, etc... And don't forget it's not a lifelong protection. What do they do when the protection wears off? I read somewhere it was for 36 months!

Pardon me as I throw up, thinking about the future...

My girls won't talk to me about this. Thats a mom thing. I want NOTHING to do with it. I'm just gonna sit here, and bury my head in the sand.

TYVM

Jason of the house of estrogen...

Ha! Too funny! You sound like my husband - the only man in a house with 3 girls!

Lisa

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I read a clip out of our local paper that brought this question up and one of the doctors from the free clinic here in town said that girls 13 to 16 are the patients he tends to see with some form of VD. They all are to young to understand the full ramifications of unprotected sex. So, his theory was if thats the ages its out there protecting these girls until their hormone and urges connects with their brains, then he was all for it.

Now I'm sure that their are girls that are having unprotected sex at all ages but, he sure does have point!!

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