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Would You Have Your Son Get the HPV Vaccine?

LilSugar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Lots of mothers have given permission for their daughters to get the Gardasil vaccine, but it may soon be available for their sons. The human papillomavirus (HPV) has become so widespread that many pediatricians are administering the preventative shots (given in three doses within six months) to their patients. According to one report:

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted Wednesday to recommend that the vaccine be made available to boys and young men aged 9 to 26 for protection against genital warts caused by HPV.

The vaccine protects against four types of HPV, and two of those are believed to be responsible for 70 percent of cervical and anal cancers, and HPV-associated penile and throat-and-neck cancers. The other two cause 90 percent of genital warts cases, researchers say.

Would get your son vaccinated?

Gardasil Vaccine For Your Girl?

LilSugar — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0700

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has become so widespread that there are doctors who compare it to the common cold. While some forms cause cervical cancer, others result in genital warts. According to the American Cancer Society:

In the United States, over 6 million people (men and women) get an HPV infection every year. Almost half of the infections are in people between 15 and 25 years of age. About one-half to three-fourths of the people who have ever had sex will have HPV at some time in their life.

To see what the ACS recommends, read more.
Though the only way to prevent HPV is abstinence, a vaccine prevents some forms that cause cervical cancer. So, the ACS recommends that to be most effective, the vaccine should be given to females before they are sexually active and in a series of 3 doses within 6 months starting with girls as young as nine-years-old.

Would you let your girl get the vaccine?

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Lil Links: Parenting Has Some Hot Dads

babysugar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0700

44 hot dads - 18 is sure to make you smile - Parenting
Aoki Simmons has a Shreky birthday - Celebrity Baby Blog
Pregnancy pick-me-ups - Cookie
The disappearing act - CafeMom
Thoughts on baby perfume - ParentDish
Jude's tennis trio - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Growing butterflies at home - Alpha Mom
HPV shot deemed safe, but some experts question its benefits - Health
Hold me tight - Boston Mamas

babysugar Diaries: Vaccines

babysugar — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:00:25 -0700

Every parent does what they think is best for their child. With my firstborn that meant giving her vaccinations as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Perhaps two years of media got to me, or maybe it was Jenny McCarthy and all of the other parents of children with autism that made me a tad wary of vaccinations. So I will go a different route with my second babe.

To see what it is, read more.

When I met my son in the hospital, I knew I would have to make a decision pretty quickly on how to deal with his health care. As autism is more prevalent in boys, his gender certainly played a part in my thought process. I obviously want to protect my lil guy from every harmful disease while not putting him at risk for developing any other disorder. To put my mind at ease, I decided to ask my pediatrician to give my son his vaccines on an alternative schedule. While my doc agreed to my request, my pediatrician does not advise the alternative schedule because she said the child ends up getting twice the preservatives that accompany vaccines because the doses are further divided. Despite her warning, I chose to move forward with an alternative schedule. Instead of receiving six shots at his four-month check-up, my son got four and then we returned a week later to get the rest. I feel good that he is up to date on his shots even if it means extra visits to the doctor. If you want to see an alternative schedule, check out the one Dr. Sears suggests:

two-months: DTaP, Rotavirus
3-months: Pc, HIB
4-months: DTaP, Rotavirus
5-months: Pc, HIB
6-months: DTaP, Rotavirus
7-months: Pc, HIB
9-months: Polio (IPV)
12-months: Mumps, Polio (IPV)
15-months: Pc, HIB
18-months: DTaP, Chickenpox
two-years: Rubella, Polio (IPV)
two-and-a-half-years: Hep B, Hep A (start Hep B at birth if any close relatives or caregivers have Hep B)
three-years: Hep B, Measles
three-and-a-half-years: Hep B, Hep A
four-years: DTaP, Polio (IPV)
five-years: MMR
six-years: Chickenpox
12-years: Tdap, HPV
12-years, 2 months: HPV
13-years: HPV, Meningococcal

The same information is provided in the Ask Dr. Sears Vaccine Book.
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Lil Links: Eco-friendly Craftsbury Kid Dolls

LilSugar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0700

Craftsbury Kids dolls are cuddly - Cookie
Reese Witherspoon walks the line of motherhood - Celebrity Baby Blog
Jeffrey Dean Morgan learns he has a 4-year-old son - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Have you tried whiskey for teething? - Cafe Mom
Vasectomies on the rise - a sign of the times? - Parent Dish
Circumcision reduces the risk of herpes, HPV infection - Health
Afterbirth and aftermath: the first few days postpartum - Alpha Mom
Did "In the Motherhood" pass the mom test? - The Poop
Is Oilily guilty of Plagiarism? - Inhabitots