Thank God! I learned today that 50% of sexually active college students test positive for HPV. And 80% of women in their fifties were exposed to it at some point in their lives.

I'm glad I got this vaccination before I was exposed.

Unfortunatly not. In Portugal the vaccine is really expensive and it's free just for the girls who had born in 1992. I had born in 1991 so I couldn't take it for free.

Well, 2 of the 3 injections so far.

Huh?

I had the three injections done last year. It hurt like a mother, but it was worth it.

@ zanesaaomgfan

HPV = Human Papiloma Virus

It causes a certain type of cervical cancer in women.

It is an STD.

There is a vaccine that every young woman should get before she becomes sexually active.

It's pretty painful, but is SO worth it in the long run. I agree with Cinders-- you should definitely get vaccinated.

I've heard it does more bad than good... :S

Did your doctor tell you that?

I haven't. I'm not sure what the risks and benefits are.

Fashion victim that really sux

i'm engaged and only sleep with 1 person and i'm over the age the vaccine is meant for. Plus I wouldn't trust such a new vaccine..

Nope, my family said that the risks outweigh the benefits of the vaccine. I've never been vaccinated against anything in my life, not even when I was a baby and I'm healthy now.

I haven't gotten my first one yet, but I am on the 11th

I don't believe in vaccines. Plus I don't need it. I'm in a monogamous relationship and we're getting married.

Too old. My daughter is in age range. Have been in monogomous relationship with only one person my entire adult life.

I've had all three and definitely believe it was the right thing to do. I received the Gardasil vaccine and understand that now there is a Gardasil 9 that protects against five more strains of the virus than the original Gardasil, so hopefully those of us that got the original can get a booster with the new vaccine. We get our vaccinations against meningitis, polio, hepatitis and other deadly diseases, why not cervical cancer.