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still_one

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9. The reason a person should still have regular pap smears as I understand is because the vaccine

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #3)

Mon May 27, 2019, 11:14 PM

May 2019

doesn't protect against all forms of cervical cancer as you pointed out.

My daughter received the vaccine series when she was younger, and I personally feel it was a good decision.

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My children and I are fully vaccinated. However, not all vaccines are created equal. [View all] pnwmom May 2019 OP

agree, and I am not surprised. demigoddess May 2019 #1

As far as I can see this is a retrospective study. The gold standard is a double blind study. One still_one May 2019 #2

The problem with a double blind study is most of them don't get carried out over the long period pnwmom May 2019 #3

The reason a person should still have regular pap smears as I understand is because the vaccine still_one May 2019 #9

Well, as a 10 year survivor of HPV caused, Stage IV sinkingfeeling May 2019 #4

Thank you for sharing your story, which is important. pnwmom May 2019 #5

Doesn't surprise me. This vaccine moved through pretty fast, Ms. Toad May 2019 #6

I remember that. There was some Texas governor who tried to make it mandatory pnwmom May 2019 #7

i saw this, and find it odiferous. mopinko May 2019 #8

I don't see how you equate "safety" with "lower change of pregnancy". brooklynite May 2019 #10

If it happened to be causing ovarian failure in young women, then it wouldn't be safe. pnwmom May 2019 #11