What About The HPV Vaccine Controversy?
If you are not already familiar with the cancer prevention vaccine known as the HPV vaccine you may also not be aware of the HPV Vaccine controversy.
The controversy is simple, the shot is given to girls and sometimes boys that are often pre-pubescent meaning they have not started puberty. The HPV virus is often the precursor to cervical cancer and cervical warts that not only can spread to the rest of the body but can also cause sterility.
They have also found the vaccine is effective in those individuals who have not contracted all four types of the HPV virus. It’s predicted that over 80% of the population will contract at least one type of this cancer causing virus, so protection is for everyone.
Why would people be concerned about a cancer prevention shot? It’s because the HPV virus is a sexually transmitted disease and many parents do not want to think about such a young child being sexually active.
Just because it’s given to those who are not yet sexually active doesn’t mean it is encouraging promiscuity or unprotected sex. This vaccine will not prevent other sexually transmitted diseases but has proven over 99% effective against these cancer causing viruses.
Knowledge is power and giving your young child the opportunity to avoid this deadly disease does take careful consideration and conversation with your child.
It’s important that you explain that this vaccine is very similar to others they are given during their childhood and is no way connected to sexual activity or early protection of sexual diseases.
The HPV controversy is widespread usually through rumor and ignorance. Don’t allow your youngster to go unprotected because of hearsay. It’s about protecting your child from future cancer causing viruses that can destroy their future fertility and possibly their life.
You can also find additional information about possible HPV Vaccine side effects here.
Categories: HPV Vaccine | 
Tags: cancer, cervical cancer, HPV Vaccine, sexually transmitted disease | 
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I am very glad to see that women are taking this subject very seriously. I deal with this topic every day at my current job. I am a Cytotechnologist (screen for cancer, including pap smears) and I would never recommend nor force my child to get the Gardasil shot. It makes me angry to see that it has gotten this far.
Getting a pap smear is an easy preventative method to take. It is realativly cheap (under $100) and is covered yearly by most insurances. Cervical cancer is generally a slow-growing cancer, and getting a pap smear bi or tri-yearly can easily detect any abnormalities. I understand that many of the vaccines throughout the years have been extremely effective. We DO NOT know enough about the long-term effects to believe this to be the same. Also, for all of the people that received the vaccine, I really do hope that it works. PLEASE, please continue to get your screenings though. I have seen too many cases that could have been prevented, DO NOT become one of those. Thank you and have a good week.