human sex

Human Sexuality
Reflection Paper 2
Governor Rick Perry decided to make a mandate on the vaccine for HPV. The vaccine was to be given to young girls starting at age 11-12. Michele Bachmann believed that this was very wrong. She argued that young girls should have the choice to take theses vaccinations, as the vaccine can lead to horrible side effects. Rick Perry, argued that he did everything out of the respect for life, and prolonging it. Michelle Bachmann believes he used his push for mandates on the vaccine as a way to make money.
I think the main message the American Academy of Pediatrics is trying to get across is, that nothing should be forced on anyone. That being said the HPV vaccine can be very beneficial to women and young girls. The vaccine seems to be more successful when taken by girls ages 11-12. Many people don't realize that a very high number of women get affected with HPV and that HPV is a leading cause for cervical cancer and death from cervical cancer.
Use of the vaccine for hpv was already at a low because there is a new found fear against vaccinating period. It is also found that many parents fear that vaccinating their young daughters might imply or suggest that their daughters should go have sex.
When vaccine scares lead to lower rates of vaccination, there may be a spike in that certain disease. This of course in return scares parents into vaccinating which ups the amount of vaccinations. This can work for diseases that are curable, however since HPV takes so long to detect people get infected and don't know until it’s too late. Generally that means cervical cancer.
Three states that have the highest hpv vaccine rate are Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and South Dakota. Three states that have a low hpv vaccine rate included Idaho, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama.
The vaccine for hpv are lower than vaccine rates for other shots that came out around the same time because parents seem to label it as a vaccine that promotes sex. The vaccine is to prevent a sexually transmitted disease so when parents are asked if their 11-12 year old wants the vaccine, many parents are against it. Parents don't seem to view it as preventing a STD at that point, but preventing their daughters from taking a step into possibly becoming sexually active at a young age. This of course is every parents fear. On another note somewhere along the line it was suggested that the hpv vaccine may cause some damage, such as autism. There have been no studies to prove a correlation between this, however, this may be another reason as to why there is a hesitation to vaccinate.
Health experts argue that many people do get cervical cancer. Many people don't realize how common hpv is to contract and certain strains are extremely high risk for causing cancer. Yes, there are many things that can be done to attempt to stop cancer from forming, but some of the procedures that are done to do so are painful and could cause women to have a hard time carrying pregnancies to full term.
Gardasil helps protect against four types of HPV. These four types consist of types 16 and 18, as well as types 6 and 11. Gardasil helps vaccinate against these strains that cause cervical cancer. Gardasil can also help protect against the strain that may cause genital warts. It can also help protect against vaginal and vulvar cancer. It is important to note that Gardasil cannot prevent any of these symptoms of HPV.
According to the CDC boys and girls ages 11 to 12 should get vaccinated against HPV. They also recommend that women age 13 to 26 and males 13 to 21 get vaccinated if they have not been vaccinated. Males can receive the vaccine at age 22 to 26 as well.
The drug, Gardasil is administered in three doses over a 6 month time frame. The first dose is given initially and the second dose is given 2 months later. The last and final dose in then given on the 6 month mark from the day the first dose was administered.
Common side effects that have been reported with Gardasil are pain and swelling at the site of injection, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting and sometimes fainting. The doctor that administers the drug will follow the proper procedure to assure that if these things happen you are safe, or know when to call the doctor back.
People who are already sexually active should not avoid the Gardasil vaccine. If a person has not already been effected with HPV then the Gardasil vaccine will still be able to help protect against the four strains it protects against. SO basically even if you've been exposed to other strains of HPV you will still have protection against the 4 strains Gardasil protects against.
The report that was done by the CDC and FDA was printed as an effect to debunk and show evidence of false claims that may hold people back from getting vaccinated. Reports of deaths and disease claimed to be caused by the HPV vaccinations did not show any correlation between the drug and death, autism or other neurological changes, and blood clots. The CDC and FDA have taken precautions to watch their patients for at least 15 minutes following the injections as it has been reported to cause fainting.
23 million doses of Hpv vaccines were injected nationally. 12,424 reported side effects. Only 772 people reported having serious side effects. 94 percent of all people that had side effects, reported non-serious side effects such as faintness, pain and redness at site, dizziness, nausea, and headache. 6 percent reported serious effects. These effects included blood clots, neurological damage, and even death.
There were 32 reports of death after the HPV vaccinations. Though these were reported after vaccination, it was ruled that many that had passed had other underlying issues that may have caused the death. It was ruled that these other causes such as diabetes and heart problems were most likely the cause of death.
12,109 is the number of people diagnosed with cervical cancer in the United States. Of these 4,092 women died from cervical cancer. That is about 1/4 of the women who contracted cervical cancer.
People need to take into consideration the rates of disability and death when it comes to cervical cancer because it is a high percentage of women that can contract HPV. IT is also a very high percentage of women that are dying of cervical cancer. It's also important to note that even if you don't get cancer, say the HPV I caught in time, the procedures to remove can be painful and nerve racking.
Some people argue that HPV vaccines are not of the same importance to their children as other vaccines because you can only contract it through sexual activity, whereas other diseases are contracted more easily other ways. I think this argument is compelling because it is true. If the kids aren't having sex or doing any other type of sexual activities they can't contract the disease. That being said how does any parent know for sure their child is not sexually active? People that are pro vaccination argue that the vaccine is not for current use. They aren’t saying get vaccinated and go out and have sex. The vaccine is meant to help these children later in life when they do become sexually active.
Brittany was a girl who decided to get the Gardasil vaccine. When Brittany took the second dose of Gardasil she became very ill. She became unable to walk, had swelling and pain in her neck and back, as well as developed seizures. From the video Brittany made, it does seem that Gardasil may be the underlying cause. That being said other factors would have to be looked at such as, family history and Brittany’s history. Brittany thinks the Gardasil vaccine should be taken off market completely. In order for the Gardasil vaccine to be taken off the market many tests would have to be administered to prove that Gardasil was the complete cause of these issues, and it would have to show a very strong correlation. It's hard to do a case study on these types of situations because, Brittany seemed to be one of only a few rare cases. You have to evaluate many things. How did Brittany know for sure that Gardasil caused her illness? Why did Brittany have this reaction when others who received the vaccine didn't?
To conclude Gardasil helps protect against 4 strains of HPV, there is no evidence showing that it does cause serious side effects. Gardasil may or may not save many lives. Honestly, with every drug there is some type of issue with it. Tylenol kills livers, flu shot causes nerve damage, the list goes on and on. Every person is different.