There are many different genital warts & hpv treatments and prevention vaccines on the market today. One vaccine that has garnered many different controversies is Gardasil. Gardisil is fairly new HPV vaccine that was approved by the FDA in July of 2006. It is used to prevent certain types of cervical/vaginal cancers caused by Human Pappillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18. It is estimated that HPV types 16 and 18 caused 70% of cervical cancers in females while HPV types 6 and 11 caused genital warts in males. Gardasil will NOT treat active genital warts or HPV-related cancers, nor will it cure existing HPV infection. The controversy in this vaccine and its manufacturers intentions are scrupulous to say the least. For the most part, its developer Merck has stood by Gardasil while the FDA has managed to reaffirm its safety despite the severe possible side effects and numerous lawsuits against the pharmacalogical industry. Since its approval in 2006 for females aged 9-26, the vaccine causally stirred controversy with some social conservatives fearing that vaccination would give young ones a go ahead to premarital sex. There are several women who run a website (www.truthaboutgardisil.com) which documents for the past three years, with pictures as proof, claims of the victims and thier families being harmed by the vaccine. They call themselves the “Little Women.” With the help of this specific group, coinciding media reports and many others’ incidental stories about adverse and severe effects persisting, the FDA eventually offered a “listening session” which included officials from the Center of Biologics Evaluation and Research as well as the Office of Special Health Issues. Afterwards the groups plan to release thier data publicly. The controversy over Gardasil is especially loud in Texas, where the fight to overturn Governor Perry’s executive order making the vaccine mandatory for 11 and 12 year old girls has been successful. Paradoxically enough, a CDC advisory panel came out saying that it does not recommend Gardasil for routine use in boys although its OK to give it to males who do want it. From all this it seems from a laymans point of view that the risks seem to outweigh the benefits, as well as a possible underlying conspiracy. A report from the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that the vaccine has been linked to 32 unconfirmed deaths as well as a higher rate of fainting and blood clots than other vaccines. However, thousands of Gardasil related adverse reactions have been reported to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). These include Bells Palsy, Guillan-Barre syndrome, seizures, blood clotting, heart problems, and even miscarriages and fetal abnormalities among pregnant women who have received the vaccine. Of the more than 30 sexually transmitted HPV viruses, Gardasil protects against just four. Futher, the shot may actually be missing the key years it provides benefit. Girls vaccinated will only be able to have maximum benefit for 5-7 years while the side effects of the heavy metals will be ever lasting.

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