By Christiénne Miller 

This post brings a more serious note to SweetTalk, with a call out for all women’s attention and feedback. I’m talking about the controversy surrounding the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. For some, getting this vaccine, or having their daughters vaccinated, seems like an obvious choice. In the case of a Mom, it may be based on a doctor’s advice, or her personal experience of medical complications, due to the HPV virus – which has been linked to genital warts and certain types of cervical and other cancers. For a young woman making the choice on her own, her decision may be based on information she has read. The Centers for Disease Control recommends it, so why is there still reluctance and resistance? What have you found out or what is your experience? With an important issue such as this, the conversation needs to get bigger – to get to the bottom of it all, and ensure that all young women and mothers have the information then need to make an educated choice that works for them. After all, there is the possibility that a law could replace this choice.

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