The vaccine is called Gardasil. I actually asked the nurse at my GYN's office in Nov/Dec about it (when I went it for my Depo shot). She said that my GYN was actually recommending for her patients to get the shot.
www.gardasil.com has more information.
Here's what I don't get, Merck is saying that girls/women from 9-26 should get the shot, what about women older than that? What about women who are older than 26 but not sexually active (ie. haven't been in years or still virgins)? Shouldn't they get the vaccine as well?
I'm not to sure I would want my 9 year old getting a vaccine for HPV. Yes, if when she gets older she comes to me and say's "I'm having sex". Hell, she be taken to the GYN and put on BCP's and given the vaccine. But I'm not sure I would want my 9 year old having the shot and thinking "hey it's okay when I get older to have sex". Because no matter what parents say, teenagers are going to experiment. We can just guide them to make the right decisions (I'm not a parent but a teacher, which means I basically act like a parent).
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