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Advice - cervical cancer vaccine What is this ?

 
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Holly Welford
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:45 am    Post subject: Advice - cervical cancer vaccine Reply with quote
Ok, so I'm 15, 16 in a few weeks and I have been thinking for a while now that I am ready to have sex with my boyfriend of 8 months but I want to wait until I am 16 (the legal age in England).

I have spoke to my mother about this subject as I feel it is important I discuss it with her first and get her views.

Just after I was born my mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer, she had her womb removed and was fine after about a year, she told me before I have sex I need to have a cervial cancer vaccine to prevent me getting it but it will only work if I am a virgin.

I had no idea what a cervial cancer vaccine was so I looked it up and it said it was a course of 3 vaccinations in a period of about 9 months costing Ģ150 a time.

I am still confused so I would be much obliged if anyone could answer these questions for me.

1. Do I need to be a virgin? If I have protected sex what difference does it make?

2. Is it worth me spending all this money and time on it?

I really am confused, is this just a ploy from my mother to make me keep my legs shut? Or something I really need to do??

Please reply
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:17 am    Post subject: Re: Advice - cervical cancer vaccine Reply with quote
Yes, worth the waiting.

Itīs simple amazing, because those shots will protect you from a cancer that hits LOTS of women.

You must be a virgin, because sexual contact will introduce you to a whole lot of new organisms, including one or more variants of the cervical cancer virus. If your body is ready, and the vaccine helped to create a lot of antibodies, the virus will be killed, but if you are contamined BEFORE the vaccine, itīs too late. Virtually all sexually active people carry that virus, most are harmless, but will wreck the vaccine anyway.

About protected sex, I donīt think you should CONSIDER doing anything unprotected, vaccine or not vaccine. The problem is that even using condoms, you WILL exchange fluids sooner or later. Are you willing to take a chance and throw away the possibility of getting rid of such a nasty disease?

Take the shots. Buy a wall calendar, ask a doctor about the exact time-frame, and prepare a BIG party for both of you, 9 month from now. If your boyfriend is not a total jerk heīll think itīs cool to wait a little if it means his girl will never get cervical cancer.
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