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Garding your pre-teens
Yes, mis-spelling intentional.
The CDC has recently approved the Gardasil vaccine (the one for girls to prevent HPV, which can lead to cervical cancer) for use in males to prevent genital warts, but they're still not sure about the cost-benefit of using it to prevent the transmission of HPV to females by building up a "herd immunity".
I fully intend on giving both my girls Gardasil when they reach age 11. My cousin has been ravaged by the HPV vaccine given to her by a cheating college boyfriend, and she's nearly died multiple times after the treatment for her cervical cancer obliterated her intestines and her ability to take in nutrients. My brother passed the HPV virus to his wife, because he had no outward symptoms until SHE got genital warts.
In both cases, the men passed the virus to the unknowing women. I cannot see how anyone would hem & haw over vaccinating males just because they won't get cancer from the virus. Why should the onus be on the females to be protected? Do we expect only women to carry around condoms because they're the ones that get pregnant?
In addition to your thoughts on this, I'd love to know whether or not you plan on vaccinating your SONS when they get to this age, even if it means paying out of pocket.
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Permalink Reply by mightyninjamom on -
What HBD said...it's very 'caveman'. And funny.
terrierhead said:M1 grabbed a woman's hand at the mall a few weeks ago, refused to let go and told her "I take you home." He's two. Any chance we can get the vaccine now?
Joe Mama said:Timing is everything - #1 son just turned 13 and has a doctor's appointment next Wednesday.
#2 son has another year but the clock is ticking...
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Permalink Reply by jenra on -
Yes, The Miniature will be getting the shot. If the male pill is out by the time he's sexually active he's going on it and if it isn't, I'm going to be that annoying nag of a mother calling him as soon as it is available to get on it right away "So some girl doesn't take advantage of you!" Just like my mom and dad used to call me to nag me about "Those nasty boys running around these days, they will take advantage of a nice girl from a good family!".
Seriously though, I don't want my son to get sick. I don't want him infecting anybody else. I don't want him to miss out on having children or otherwise seriously harming someone he loves over such a small thing I could have prevented by getting him a shot that wouldn't hurt him. If I can keep my future daughter in law healthy by getting him vaccinated of course I will. Let's wipe this out!
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Permalink Reply by Kiwi on -
Bwhahahahahahaha
terrierhead said:M1 grabbed a woman's hand at the mall a few weeks ago, refused to let go and told her "I take you home." He's two. Any chance we can get the vaccine now?
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Permalink Reply by terrierhead on -
Most insurance companies cover girls and young women. I'm not sure whether they're covering boys and men. They ought to - the FDA recommendation to vaccinate boys/men came out last year.
ruth said:Does anyone know if most major insurance companies are covering the shot? Esp. for boys?
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Permalink Reply by Meghan on -
Wow, I am surprised this isn't being encouraged for young men for all the reasons you state. I have not known anyone with HPV, but I will definitely add the shot to the list of things to do to the poor kid in the distant future.
terrierhead said:Most insurance companies cover girls and young women. I'm not sure whether they're covering boys and men. They ought to - the FDA recommendation to vaccinate boys/men came out last year.
ruth said:Does anyone know if most major insurance companies are covering the shot? Esp. for boys?
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Permalink Reply by terrierhead on
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Just got this in my mailbox at work and thought I'd share:
"HPV Takes Lead on Oral Cancers: Experts"
Ottawa Citizen (09.03.10)::Pamela Fayerman
Infection with human papillomavirus has become a dominant risk factor for oral cancers in some countries as smoking rates decline, researchers say. Oral sex is believed to be the transmission mode, with one Canadian expert identifying the advent of oral contraceptives, and the concurrent rise of sexual freedom, as the tipping point for the increase in HPV-related oral cancers.
"HPV has been around for ages, but the use of oral contraceptives starting in the 1960s and '70s led to an increase in incidence of [STDs]," said Dr. John Hay, a radiation oncologist at the British Columbia Cancer Agency.
In the 1970s, 23 percent of oral cancers were HPV-linked, according to a Swedish study. By 2006, that had climbed to 93 percent. A US study showed the rate doubling in 10 years, with 80 percent of oral cancer biopsies HPV-positive.
The five-year survival rate for HPV-related oral cancer is about 75 percent, compared with about half that for smoking-related oral cancer.
Under the current rate of HPV vaccine uptake, it could take a decade before rates of both cervical and oral cancers have been reduced, Hay said. At this point, the vaccine is approved for boys but not recommended for them, so "only half" the population is protected against strains of HPV that cause both cervical and oral cancer, he said.
"It would make sense to vaccinate both girls and boys," Hay said.
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Permalink Reply by Herasmus B. Dragon on
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Amen.
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