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7 Facts You Need to Know About HPV and Gardasil

November 17, 2008 12:04 PM ET | Bernadine Healy, M.D. | Permanent Link | Print

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don't upset by hpv

More and more people infected by HPV in USA. But most of them can face it correctly. I met some HPV peoople who can manage it on herpesloving , c om". And they said it is just a minor vius

good news to std friend

According to the report from stdloving . com, the new subscribers have increased 42% over 2007. Rising STD rate sparks online dating sites.

good news to std

According to the report from stdloving . com, the new subscribers have increased 42% over 2007. Rising STD rate sparks online dating sites.

So bad.

CDC says STD is on the rise!

According to the report from Positivechats . com, the new subscribers have increased 42% over 2007. Rising STD rate sparks online dating sites.

Vaccine is useful, but not very affective

Vaccine is useful, but not very affective. Many users on a HPV daitng site stdpal.com said they have take the vaccine, but they also infected by HPV later.

Side Effects

Other news sources are starting to report report serious side effects from taking the vaccine, including chronic migraine headaches that require hospital visits for treatment. While the risk of side effects is probably minimal, they can nonetheless be serious. In the case of Guardisil, the vaccine is probably not worth the risks, especially since regular pap smears should be able to detect any cancer caused by HPV. You can read a much better and more informative story about side effects at the following link:

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/07/08/couricandco/entry4240888.shtml

Not one of Dr. Healey's better articles, I'm sorry to say.

Safe sex promotion

Prevention is the best course of action but I fear this vaccine may have unintended results. How many young women will forgoe safer sex practices such as condoms and abstinance because they have the false security of Gardasil? And, after a short 6 month study, the high incidence of drug reactions is extremely unsettling. Are we playing russian roulette with our young women? Discuss it here at http://forums.tabutoys.com/community/

This vaccine is OK?

Funny that Dr. Healy is so "on board" wit this vaccine, which targets women's health, and yet still casts doubts over the childhood vaccination schedule. I don't think that people in the public eye who speak out against routine childhood vaccinations realize that people listen to them, don't immunize, and then we end up with outbreaks of preventable diseases.

Gardasil may kill you

The vaccine by Marck is a marketers dream "scary worts and cancer cured by our drug".....Exept the drug was fast tracked by the FDA...6 month study, thousands of adverse reactions have been reported including death in at least 17 girls. do your home work people....the author is on the drug makers and advertisers side ...NOT YOURS!

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About Heart to Heart

Bernadine Healy, M.D., U.S.News & World Report's health editor and author of the magazine’s On Health column, is the former head of the National Institutes of Health, the American Red Cross, and the College of Medicine and Public Health at Ohio State University. A cardiologist and author of two books, she spent more than 25 years practicing medicine. In this blog, she covers matters close to her heart, including cardiovascular disease and other important aspects of personal health and health policy.

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