I recently was informed that a dear friend of mine was diagnosed with cervical cancer and is currently pending a full hysterectomy. She later advised me that she was diagnosed with the human papillomavirus (HPV) more then 10 years ago.
There is a lot of information on HPV and the risks of cervical cancer in women on the Internet, in the news and it seems everywhere. There is also a vaccine that has been available to young women to protect against 4 types of HPV viruses although there are more then 30 types.
After hearing about my friend, I was curious as a 33 year old women, if this vaccine is available to already sexually active individuals. I went to the Gardasil website to find such information. The scary thing I read is every minute in the United States there is a new case of HPV diagnosed. WOW!
I wanted to write about this since there is a chance that many of us, already sexually active, can benefit from the vaccine. You must talk to your health care provider to see if Gardasil is right for you. Many of us may already have one of the 30 types of HPV that may never show up as genital warts or the cancerous type and if you happen to be one of the lucky ones that do not have HPV, you can still be protected against the 4 types that cause cervical cancer.
I am curious if there are any women out there that was administered Gardasil? Is there anything you can share about your experience including your age.
For more information about cervical cancer, click here https://www.empowher.com/condition/cervical-cancer.
For more information about HPV, click here http://www.thehpvtest.com/default.html?LanguageCheck=1&WT.mc_id=EmpowHER0110.
For more information about Gardasil, visit their website here http://www.gardasil.com/.
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Our daughter was a vibrant, athletic college student before being pressured, then frightened into taking Gardasl. She began having seizures, leg problems, head pressure, blurred vision, ascending paralysis and GI tract issues within weeks of the first vaccine. She nearly died after the second (doctor didn't think Gardasil was causing her problems..) That was in 2007. Today, our beautiful girl is in chronic, disabling pain daily. Her vision is worse, she has no feeling in her legs, her adrenals are exhausted, diagnosed with epilepsy, and she has more testing to go through. This vaccine needs to be pulled and thoroughly examined and revised in a big way before more innocent young girls/women have their lives destroyed.
April 19, 2010 - 10:09amThis Comment
My name is Jessica Ericzon. My grandmother, Denise Melton, is telling my story.
I had my first Gardasil shot in July of 2007 because my doctor told my mother and me it was a good thing to do. The second shot was given in September of the same year. At that time I started to have very bad headaches, achy muscles and fatigue. My mom took me to the same doctor, as we were concerned about my health. I have always been in excellent health. My doctor told me it was just stress as I was very involved with many school activities. I was on the National Honor Society played sports and had an active life at home.
On February 20, 2008 I had the third shot of Gardasil. The next night I had another very bad headache. My mom told me to take and aspirin, gave me a kiss goodnight and I went off to bed.
On February 22 when my mom got home from work, she found me on the bathroom floor. I had been dead for quite a while. What had caused my death? The Medical Examiner after doing an extensive autopsy could find no reason for my death.
After my funeral, my best buddy Tim typed Gardasil into the computer. Many of our questions had been answered. There were many deaths after Gardasil with many of the same symptoms that I had.
My family and many others have been speaking out through Radio, TV, News Papers, Internet and by word of mouth to all who will listen. A war is on to have Gardasil removed from the market so other families will not have to lose a loved one or suffer with the adverse reactions that Gardasil is causing.
Not enough research was done before Gardasil was fast tracked onto the market by Merck in 2006. Many of the girls and young women that took part in the testing now have new medical issues. Did Gardasil cause this?
Please go to www.truthaboutgardasil,org. Read my story and the stories of other girls that have become victims of the Great Gardasil Hoax. Do your research before any vaccines are put into your body. Remember, Doctors are also human and can make mistakes as we have found out.
April 19, 2010 - 6:56amThis Comment
My daughter had Gardasil and has had debilitating side effects ever since. I had no idea how dangerous this vaccine truly is ... She has gone through "menopausal symptoms", migraines, hair loss, pneumonia, and several others BECAUSE of the vaccine (polysorbates - in the vaccine - have been known to cause fertility issues). She was healthy prior to it and now is trying to "detox" from it. Apparently there are MANY people that have B vitamin deficiencies that will make this vaccine very dangerous for them (but they are not testing for it prior to vaccination). This is also the same for anyone with anemic conditions such as G6PD, sickle-cell, etc. Unfortunately, Gardasil puts TOO MANY METALS in the body and it cannot recover - see Dr. Blaylocks report of congressional cover-up of damage from metals in vaccines (veritas.com). My daughter is now on a gluten-free/sugar-free/dairy-free diet with a plethora of vitamins to help heal her body. This vaccine should be pulled. It is a dangerous vaccine.
April 19, 2010 - 6:02amThis Comment
"Gardasil puts TOO MANY METALS in the body" - Which metals, please? And who says that this is too many at the dose levels in Gardasil?
Russell Blaylock is a quack, and not a trustworthy source of information, sorry.
April 20, 2010 - 7:59amThis Comment
My part of the presentation to the FDA was on the need for menstrual cycle evaluation (MCE) and vaccination. I presented numerous studies on MCE in other arenas of women's health - including a study on the menstrual cycle and immunity - on the PuBMed.gov web site One of the concerns I had that if young women were vaccinated during the paramenstrum their chances of getting an adverse reaction would be much higher. What my colleague Cynthia Janak and I found is that histamine which is produced by amino acids in the body, is also produced by estrogen. Girls who have pre-existing allergies (not tested in the pre-trials) are also releasing more histamine. Estrogen mimickers in the environment, food, birth control pill,s, plastics, household solvents may also release histamine. And then there is the synthetic histamine in the vaccine (L-Histidine). Girls just starting to have their periods have irregular cycles and are producing estrogen until they ovulate which could be on Day 1 or Day 100. All of this adds up to high amounts of histamine in the body which is causing the immune system to attack itself causing autoimmune diseases. Right before a girl has her period her immune system becomes more compromised so she is unable to fight off the histamine. This we believe is why many of the girl's initial symptoms return during the paramenstrum (premenstrual and menstruation). It may also be a reason why the girls are not getting better. It is a bi polar effect. There are peer reviewed studies on histamine and the menstrual cycle and immunity on the menstrual cycle on the pubmed.gov site and in the FDA webinar documents. Mothers please chart when your daughters symptoms occur in relation to their menstrual cycle - if they are still having their periods. If they are not it means that ovulation is not occurring and they are producing estrogen and histamine regularly. Apologies to the author of the article for going off topic on this - but the mothers need to know this.
April 18, 2010 - 6:54pmThis Comment
1) Histamine is NOT "produced by amino acids".
2) "Estrogen mimickers in the environment, food, birth control pill,s, plastics, household solvents may also release histamine." Citations, please, I do not believe this.
3) Estrogen has nothing to do with histamine or allergies.
4) "Right before a girl has her period her immune system becomes more compromised so she is unable to fight off the histamine." Citations, please, or I do not believe this.
Okay, enough!! This is a mess of un-scientific double-speak and circular logic. Provide citations for what you are saying, or I will have to write you off as another woo-woo believer trying to scare people away from a LIFE-SAVING vaccination for no good reason other than you own prejudices.
April 19, 2010 - 6:24pmThis Comment
IT IS NOT A LIFE SAVING VACCINE. It is a vaccine against AN STD. An STD that even the lead researcher who works for MERCK, THE MANUFACTURER of this drug has admitted is self-curing in 90% of cases within two years.
And just FYI, this drug is not targeted towards demographics with high cervical cancer rates, it is targeted towards ALL WOMEN AND MEN between the ages of 9-26. It has also been brought up BY MERCK that there is NO PROOF this vaccination is even effective past 5 years. WHY would you give your child a vaccination for an STD at 9 years old that doesn't even last 5 years.
Your ignorance is disgusting.
December 14, 2011 - 1:37amThis Comment
Thank you for the corrections, Leslie. Very well said!
April 18, 2010 - 6:16pmThis Comment
These are not anti-vaccine comments - they are the sad stories of mothers whose daughters have been adversely affected by Gardasil.
First of all there is a difference between vaccine distribution and administration. So out of the 28 million doses - how many are just sitting somewhere or being shipped to socially disadvantaged countries like Bhutan who received 9,600 free doses (before they closed down their campaign due to safety reasons. Other third world countries are receiving vaccines as well.
Please keep in mind that this vaccine has ingredients in it that other vaccines do not. L-Histidine, VLP's, Polysorbate 80 for example.
As a nurse you should also be aware that this is the first time that girls in this age group are being mass inoculated with this three shot series in addition to other vaccinations. Most are approaching or are in menarche. This is the most fragile time of a woman's life. Many adolescent girls are hormonally imbalanced because of genetics, diet, environmental toxins as they are entering this phase. Adding this vaccine with its challenge and rechallenge on the immune and endocrine system is too much to handle for some of them.
I would agree with and could somewhat accept isolated incidents based on herd immunity. However the there is a lot of common ground between the sub sets of girls affected. Again as a medical professional, one should be raising their eyebrows.
I understand that the medical industry is based on facts and figures and percentages and that is your OS - However there are other professions where demographics, and trends are examined and questioned.
As of February 2010 just under 18,000 events were reported and 67 deaths. According to the NVIC only 1 to 10% of the population is reporting.
BTW - to counter your facts....in the September 2008 FDA Closing Documents on Gardasil, it stated that approx. 73% of all girls receiving the vaccine would develop new medical conditions. According to a CDC newsletter issued in the last quarter of last year, approximately 71% of girls did not finish the series.
Again as a nurse you should be questioning this. Especially with the low reporting numbers to VAERS. It is possible and probable that many girls are sick with "mystery illnesses" because their doctors have not related it back to the vaccine.
We have documented many stories to this effect.
TruthAbout Gardasil.org
April 18, 2010 - 5:21pmPlease look under FDA webinar documents to read the research that we presented to the major divisions of the FDA about our concerns on March 12, 2010.
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Okay, you just destroyed any credibility you might have had by referring to the NVIC - a very well known anti-vaccine propaganda site/organisation. Especially Barbara Loe Fisher. There is nothing in any awy scientific, and most probably even factual, on that site, or "announced" by Ms. Fisher. They are one of the org's screaming most loudly about the MMR-Autism connection which DOES NOT EXIST.
I went to the CDC site and read the analysis provided through their POST-approval surveillance networks (hospitals, and health insurance companies, who have nothing to gain from any "conspiracy"). They do not support what you, the NVIC, or these women are saying. Sorry.
When you/they can present actual case histories and extractions from medical records to a credible research and analysis team, please do so. I would be interested to see their findings.
April 20, 2010 - 7:51amThis Comment