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Posted on Jan 6th 2008 10:10AM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Womens Health, Diet & Weight Loss
The HPV vaccine is making headlines again, this time because it's causing girls to faint. Some theorize that it's the pain of the shot causing girls to pass out. The HPV shot is turning out to be one of the more painful vaccinations, not just from the pick of the needle, but also from the burn of the vaccine going in.
I'll admit that when I first read this headline, I thought "Oh, come on." I was concerned that because this is a shot for girls and young women, they felt safe assuming that the fainting stems from an emotional reaction, and I thought that was unfair. But it turns out that they already know that teens do faint more often when faced with a needle, and because the HPV vaccine is a three-shot process, it makes sense that it could cause a rise in the incidence of fainting. I just hope that they rule out physical reactions before chalking it up to fear and nervousness alone.
My girls are still young enough that I have some time to wait and watch what develops with the HPV vaccine. If you have older daughters, or if you're a young woman yourself...what do you think about this sometimes controversial vaccine?
I'll admit that when I first read this headline, I thought "Oh, come on." I was concerned that because this is a shot for girls and young women, they felt safe assuming that the fainting stems from an emotional reaction, and I thought that was unfair. But it turns out that they already know that teens do faint more often when faced with a needle, and because the HPV vaccine is a three-shot process, it makes sense that it could cause a rise in the incidence of fainting. I just hope that they rule out physical reactions before chalking it up to fear and nervousness alone.
My girls are still young enough that I have some time to wait and watch what develops with the HPV vaccine. If you have older daughters, or if you're a young woman yourself...what do you think about this sometimes controversial vaccine?
