Comments on: Not everyone loves Gardasil

by: k

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:12:41 +0000

I have HPV, I have had seven “iffy” results on pap tests… Cancer has been mentioned several times, in the Cancer Care Centre I was sent to. So JAWS, yes it is associated directly with cancer. *Autism is a nasty random disease… ask my friend in NYC with her non-immunized triplets, two at the severe end of the “spectrum”. I’ve taken to questioning every single thing from the medical community… always. I’m with Sage Femme love it here.
I’m just starting to pack boxes, can’t even imagine all the unpacking to do at the end….. ick ick ick!

by: sagefemme

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:00:16 +0000

i love reading your blog!

by: The Student

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:33:07 +0000

Hey, Jaws:

I am not 100% certain on this, and I will absolutely do a little more research for you, but I think it goes like this: not every strain of HPV will cause cervical cancer, but if you get cervical cancer, chances are 99.999% (I’ll find you the real number) that it was caused by HPV. But this is an awesome research question. I’ll figure it out, just as soon as I unpack my textbooks (almost all of my stuff is still in boxes atm, and probably will be until we paint our apartment).

by: Jaws

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 16:37:29 +0000

Oh yeah, I’ve also read that heavy metals in infant vaccines are prime suspects in the skyrocketing rates of autism in the US. That possibility alone aught to give any doctor pause before suggesting the addition of yet another heavy metal-based vaccine to a baby’s battery of vaccinations! I think Joanne definitely made the right decision not to go with that pediatrician.

by: Jaws

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:50:53 +0000

I thought that certain strains of HPV were considered to be *associated* with cervical cancer, and that the jury was still out on whether there is a direct causal relationship leading from the HPV to the cancer. I haven’t heard this mentioned, however, in the current vaccine debate (or any of the commercials, surprise, surprise), even from you. Give me the straight dope, student!

by: Joanne

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:34:01 +0000

I think this doctor just didn’t know what he was talking about. . . I did not like him for other reasons anyway, so we will be taking the baby to someone else.

by: The Student

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:21:17 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe they were offering it to a *baby*. NONE of the clinical trials were tested on anyone younger than 9, and the safety of the vaccine is already being questioned for that age group. That pediatrician is offering medical advice that isn’t evidence based, which is pretty scary. What was your reaction?

Good luck with the last few days of your pregnancy (which will hopefully end soon?) and good luck with your birth! Congratulations.

by: Joanne

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:34:38 +0000

I’m due with my first baby (actually I was due last week, but no baby yet) and had an interesting experience when I was interving pediatricians a couple of weeks ago. While we were discussing vaccinations, one of the peds was encouraging us to consider giving Gardasil to our infant. . . I have been watching news about this vaccine with interest for several years (I was actually part of a clinical trial when I was in college and needed cash) but I have never heard anyone suggest that it should be used in infants, or that it should be added to the list of regular newborn vaccinations.