We are still in this limbo decision ....
My daughter is 14 (15 in Dec) and I STILL have not allowed this vaccine. I have a gut instinct about it because it is so new and the rumors I've heard.
That said, my Ob/Gyn and Pedi still highly recommend it. My Ob has 3 girls and they all have had the vaccine.
Now, among daughter's friends, I do not know of anyone who has not. I was asked by 1 mom and when I said we had not done it her reaction was "WHY NOT". This same mom said that her daughter told her it was quite painful afterwards, all 3 times.
I know there are good arguments on BOTH sides. Something in my gut keeps me from following through on this one. I am not anti vaccine by any means.
I do believe Guardisil would be good if you are the type to NOT have preventative/routine care such as prescreening paps, etc.
We are the type to have regular screenings, checkups etc. My communication lines with daughter are very open and we have discussed this at length. It is HER BODY we are talking about...therefore, I feel she needs to have a say in this as well. I am not naive enough to realize that my daughter may or may not choose to have sex before marriage. That is a part of our communication line which is wide open... I am a very open minded person and do not dismiss my daughter's opinion's.
This is one of those topics that has potential to be very controversial. I look forward to reading the different views you receive from other moms.
It is simply a personal decision that we make that is right for our family. I know what is right for me is not always right for someone else. So, I will agree to disagree with some people.
Good luck