Advice for Parents on Gardasil Vaccine for HPV

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Clinical trials are shockingly short and superficial. Myolin sheath damage may take years to uncover and it is criminal that with all the evidence indicating the likelihood of longer terms problems emerging, 12-yearold children are able to decide whether or not to be immunised. No child is emotionally mature to start sexual activity at the age of 12. Dreadful - through mass immunisation programmes, drug companies transfer risk to government. We are all collusive, allowing age of consent to be reduced to age 12!! In the name of progress, clinical trails can move from tribal Bhutan to the whole of Euramerica. Truly global corruption.

ming lai of CO 8:32PM October 08, 2010

My daughter was in excellent health until receiving her first vaccine on July 30, 2009. Since then, her life has been turned upside down. She suffers with seizures, fainting, orthostatic intolerance, numbness and tingling of the legs/feet, temporary blindness, paralysis and hearing loss, fatigue, dizziness. We have been to a number of doctors and specialists and no one has answers for her suffering, other than the Gardasil vaccine. Please do your research before allowing your child to get this vaccine. I wish I had. Check out truthaboutgardasil.org to see many, many similar stories. Coincidence? I don't think so!

Lydia of IN 10:17PM February 12, 2010

My now 16-year-old daughter started having problems 30 days after receiving her first shot. She was 14. After numerous tests, she now has epilepsy. She has always been a healthy child with no problems at all until this. When I mention it to our Doctors, they insist that is not the case.

Debbie Hurr of MO 6:59PM January 25, 2010

you women are lucky with daughters in that you have a choice, guys do not. i know your kids are having "pains and such" from the shot but it also means in all likelihood your kids won't have to deal with the embarassment of having warts removed or having to tell partners that they ever had them to begin with. you have truly no idea how depressing it can get when wart treatment lasts for months or years, it may not kill you but it will definitely wear away at your self esteem and confidence. don't underestimate that effect. a little pain and discomfort that your kids are having now will pay dividends in teh future with not hhaving to deal with possible warts or possible cervical cancer. you are all thinking the same thing "my kid doesn't need this they won't sleep with someone with hpv they are a good kid they come from the good families, etc" you will use every excuse, that your kid "wont' get it because they are doing everything right". the part you forget is that nobody plans to get this, and that in guys there is no test for hpv most will never develop symptoms so they will pass it on to your kid without knowing ever. These will come from teh same "good boys" that your kid will sleep with. its that simple don't be blind to it. you can do everything right and still get it on the first time, its as siple as that. how will you tel your kid afterwards that you could have done something but because they were in a little discomfort you said "no" and now they have to deal with warts the rest of their lives, how can you face your daughter then?

jay of AL 12:05PM December 23, 2009

My daughter began having problems 2 weeks after her 2nd Gardasil shot. I regret so very deeply no doing more research prior to agreeing to the vaccine. I trust my dr. and her friends had been getting it. She was suffering with a sore throat and I should never have agreed to the 2nd shot!! She has suffered with undiagnosed neurological pain for a year now. She missed 2 months of school last year. She got to the point of being able to manage the pain and returned to most of her activities. However, now almost exactly (within a month) a year later, it has flared up again. She missed school and is in a lot of pain. She has been on the varsity swim team but is now missing practices. The doctors don't know what it is or how to treat it. When the disease is easily identified early through a simple pap smear, why are we risking our children's lives? How I wish I could turn back the clock and refuse the vaccine!!!

L Burton of NM 6:51PM November 17, 2009

The problem with waiting is that almost no parent has the luxury of their teen telling you when they will become sexually active and the vaccine is more effective while they are not sexually active.

theteendoc.com of CA 3:17AM September 30, 2009

I healed my cervical cancer and no loonger have HPV. All with a plant based, diet herbs and othe rlaternative treatments. I'm so sorry for all of the girls that are hurting by this vaccine. I encourage you to do a healing diet, colonics, etc. to detox and build your immune system up. Also research the raw food diet and the herb Thuja. www.janevanbenthusen.com

Jane VanBenthusen of MO 11:21PM September 24, 2009

We are just two weeks away from my daughter receiving her second Gardisil injection, after reading these and other comments I am having major second thoughts.. Here I was thinking I was doing the right thing for and by my child and I could possibly be cutting her life short.. It saddens me to read these comments, and moreso to hear that some young ladies have lost their lives because of this injection.. Thank you all for posting and helping me not to make a very big mistake..

sd neal of VA 3:26PM September 11, 2009

My daughter was a healthy 21 year old full of life and very active and athletic. She recieved her first shot 1/09 and second 6/09. Since 7/09 she has passed out 11 times the doctors dikagnosed her with Neurocardogenic Syncope. They have mentioned a pace maker, we are trying to nurce her back to health with vitamins and diet. This has been a nightmare, she has not driven for two months for fear of her passing out. It is a shame that they have alowed this poison to be put on the market to give to out girls. I wonder shy the doctors offices are pushing this on our girls, could it be money, makes you wonder. I hope that this will get the attention of our someone who can help get this off the market before it ruins other girls lives and there health.

Tina of OH 12:16AM September 09, 2009

My daughter received her 1st gardisal injection 26 August 09. She has not compained of any serious side effects in the past days following the shot. She felt dizziness for a few hours after the shot, but has not experienced any dizziness since. Her arm was sore after the shot but that was gone the day after. I am very scared after reading the views on this vaccine. I did not research gardisal before because I did not hear of any serious problems before, and my doctor recommended that she take it so I did not think any thing of it. Can anyone tell me how long and what symptoms should I be looking for?

Lauvett of NC 3:23PM September 08, 2009

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