I would imagine that their parents can make the appointments for them.... I took care of my girls, I trust that other parents will take care of their daughters. A college student should be able to make whatever appointments she needs, I mean, hello - COLLEGE students!!
Oh, and you are aware that I did not say all that, it was a quote, right?
Lemons wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:59 pm
Pap smear starting at 21 years old? What about sexually active teens? College students? Shouldn't they be screened for STD's?
29again wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:38 pm
Just gonna put this out there.............
The Billion Dollar Question – Does It Work?
In 2011, Dr. Diane Harper, lead developer of the Gardasil vaccine came out in a press release stating,
“The best way to prevent cervical cancer is with routine Pap screening starting at age 21 years. Vaccination cannot prevent as many cervical cancers as can Pap screening. Pap screening with vaccination does NOT lower your chances of cervical cancer – Pap screening and vaccination lowers your chances of an abnormal Pap test. Gardasil® is associated with GBS [Guillian-Barre Syndrome] that has resulted in deaths. Pap screening using a speculum and taking cells from the cervix is not a procedure that results in death. Gardasil® can be offered along with Cervarix® as an option to prevent abnormal Pap test results in those women who can make an informed decision about how much they value this benefit compared to the rare risk of GBS. If a woman has no access to Pap screening, receiving HPV vaccines may help reduce cervical cancer IF the vaccines last long enough. At this time, Gardasil® is proven to last for at least 5 years, and Cervarix® for at least 8.5 years. Health policy analyses show that there will be no reduction in cervical cancer unless the vaccine lasts at least 15 years.”
Not good press for either Merck or GlaxoKlineSmith, the maker of the HPV vaccine Cervarix. Currently, there are not booster shots of either vaccine, and the shot is highly recommended for children 9-12 because they are less likely to already have been exposed to the virus. Doing a little math, that means the vaccine will wear off around the ages of 14-20.5 (depending on which brand was administered) very likely prior to sexual activity! What’s worse is that prior to approval Merck informed the FDA that if a person has already been exposed to HPV 16 or 18 prior to injection, then Gardasil increases the risk of precancerous lesions, or worse, by 44.6 percent.
Doesn't sound so good to me.
http://www.hormonesmatter.com/gardasil- ... continues/