Gardasil/HPV Vaccine

[ABoysMommy]

HPV itself is typically not that bad. It generally just causes genital warts. (so if you want to talk about genital warts on your face....get HPV. )But it can also cause cervical cancer in some cases. There are four strains of HPV that cause cancer, THOSE are what Guardasil protects against, NOT against HPV in general. You can still get HPV, you just won't get the kinds that cause cancer. I forget how many strains there are, but only the four are protected by the vaccine. The rest either have no real effects, or will give you genital warts. Which according to people I know who have had them, are not a good time!

[sarahstrand]

You may be eligible to participate in a research study. We would like to know about your opinions on and experience with human papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccines (Gardasil and Cervarix). The study includes a survey an optional telephone interview.

To qualify for this study, you must:
(1) Be female
(2) Be between ages 18 and 26
(3) Live in the United States
(4) Have experienced a “serious adverse event” (side effect) you believe to be the result of the Gardasil or Cervarix vaccine. This includes:
- Life-threatening conditions
- Hospitalization
- Disability or permanent physical damage
- Birth defects
- Conditions requiring medical treatment or surgery
- Conditions that do not require medical treatment or surgery now but may in the future to avoid one of the above outcomes

To participate in the survey, visit: www.SurveyMonkey.com/HpvGardasilCervarix

This study is sponsored by the University of Arizona Department of Sociology. Please contact the Principal Investigator, Sarah Strand, at sstrand@email.arizona.edu for more information.