I really wish they could tell me one way or the other whether it's safe for my 17-year-old daughter to get the HPV vaccination -- we're both immunocompromised due to a genetic condition, and they just don't know enough about it to be able to say whether or not it's worth the risk. Her doctor was saying to put it off until we could get her (formerly severe) iron-deficiency anemia treated, but now I think we've got her blood levels to an acceptable state (need to get her checked again), and I need to bring it up again.
She and I have talked about it and she wants to get the vaccine before she becomes sexually active, but we'd also like some reassurance that she's not going to have negative effects from it (we're sadly both the QUEENS of weird/unexpected side effects from medications/treatments, ugh.)
But, yeah. People holding off on it or not getting it (or not allowing their children to get it) out of fear of "promiscuity"? Fuck a bunch of that.
(Also, hi -- I've been meaning to add you for ages, we have a bunch of friends in common and you always have such SENSIBLE things to say, and the Jeph Jacques thing just cemented the decision!)
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Date: 2/8/10 03:12 am (UTC)From:She and I have talked about it and she wants to get the vaccine before she becomes sexually active, but we'd also like some reassurance that she's not going to have negative effects from it (we're sadly both the QUEENS of weird/unexpected side effects from medications/treatments, ugh.)
But, yeah. People holding off on it or not getting it (or not allowing their children to get it) out of fear of "promiscuity"? Fuck a bunch of that.
(Also, hi -- I've been meaning to add you for ages, we have a bunch of friends in common and you always have such SENSIBLE things to say, and the Jeph Jacques thing just cemented the decision!)
-- Andi :)