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guardasil shot
- Thread starter Angel2393
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ambermarie03
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I had the guardisil shot. The only thing I noticed was on the 2nd shot, my period was a week late. I asked the RN about it and she said that the guardisil shot doesn't cause that but I did some researching online and found out that it can cause a delayed period. Guardisil is given in a series of 3 shots. I strongly suggest you get it. It does not prevent HPV but it does prevent the HPV that causes cervical cancer.
ambermarie03
New member
I had the guardisil shot. The only thing I noticed was on the 2nd shot, my period was a week late. I asked the RN about it and she said that the guardisil shot doesn't cause that but I did some researching online and found out that it can cause a delayed period. Guardisil is given in a series of 3 shots. I strongly suggest you get it. It does not prevent HPV but it does prevent the HPV that causes cervical cancer.
ambermarie03
New member
I had the guardisil shot. The only thing I noticed was on the 2nd shot, my period was a week late. I asked the RN about it and she said that the guardisil shot doesn't cause that but I did some researching online and found out that it can cause a delayed period. Guardisil is given in a series of 3 shots. I strongly suggest you get it. It does not prevent HPV but it does prevent the HPV that causes cervical cancer.
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MCGrad2006
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I also had the shot a few years back. All I remember is that one of them (I think the 2nd) HURT like heck...but I had no other side effects.<div><br></div>
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MCGrad2006
Guest
I also had the shot a few years back. All I remember is that one of them (I think the 2nd) HURT like heck...but I had no other side effects.<br>
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MCGrad2006
Guest
I also had the shot a few years back. All I remember is that one of them (I think the 2nd) HURT like heck...but I had no other side effects.<br>
I don't know why you wouldn't get it, especially since you are post-tx (assuming you tx docs said it was ok). Like Caitlin said, I remember it hurting more than I would have expected but otherwise no reactions. I got the shot because there is so much HPV out there (both high-risk for cancer and other strains) and it would be stupid of me to open myself up to cancer and other diseases when I don't have to. Granted, it normally resolves on its own, but if it doesn't, the treatments are fairly invasive. I had one abnormal pap and had to get a biopsy. If it had revealed a high-risk strain, at a minimum they would have had to freeze off the affected parts of my cervix and more likely I would have parts of the cervix removed. My cousin had to have that done and she said it was very painful and made her pregnancy a few years later high-risk. Just given that you already have a suppressed immune system that a) puts you at risk for infection b) would let that infection more easily progress to cancer and c) would suggest that you should avoid getting things like biopsies and surgical procedures that open you up to further infection, I would just get the vaccine.
I don't know why you wouldn't get it, especially since you are post-tx (assuming you tx docs said it was ok). Like Caitlin said, I remember it hurting more than I would have expected but otherwise no reactions. I got the shot because there is so much HPV out there (both high-risk for cancer and other strains) and it would be stupid of me to open myself up to cancer and other diseases when I don't have to. Granted, it normally resolves on its own, but if it doesn't, the treatments are fairly invasive. I had one abnormal pap and had to get a biopsy. If it had revealed a high-risk strain, at a minimum they would have had to freeze off the affected parts of my cervix and more likely I would have parts of the cervix removed. My cousin had to have that done and she said it was very painful and made her pregnancy a few years later high-risk. Just given that you already have a suppressed immune system that a) puts you at risk for infection b) would let that infection more easily progress to cancer and c) would suggest that you should avoid getting things like biopsies and surgical procedures that open you up to further infection, I would just get the vaccine.