Gardasil Side Effects
A discussion about Gardasil and potential side effects from the vaccine. Gardasil is a human papilloma virus vaccine that prevents genital warts and vaginal cancers caused by certain types of HPV.
Does Gardasil do more harm than good?
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Leader:
Yes, the side effects are too dangerous
Yes, the side effects are too dangerous
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Common Gardasil Side Effects
Gardasil has been studied thoroughly in clinical trials, with many people having been evaluated. In these studies, side effects are always documented and compared to side effects that occur in a similar group of people not taking the medicine. Based on these studies, the most common Gardasil side effects include:
* Pain in the area of the injection -- occurring in up to 83.9 percent of people
* Swelling in the area of the injection -- up to 25.4 percent
* Redness in the area of the injection -- up to 24.6 percent
* Fever -- up to 13 percent
* Nausea -- up to 6.7 percent
* Dizziness -- up to 4 percent
* Diarrhea -- up to 3.6 percent.
Other common side effects with Gardasil that were reported in more than 1 percent of women include, but are not limited to:
* Vomiting
* Cough
* Toothache
* General ill feeling
* Joint pain
* Trouble sleeping (insomnia)
* Stuffy nose.
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Common Gardasil Side Effects
Gardasil has been studied thoroughly in clinical trials, with many people having been evaluated. In these studies, side effects are always documented and compared to side effects that occur in a similar group of people not taking the medicine. Based on these studies, the most common Gardasil side effects include:
* Pain in the area of the injection -- occurring in up to 83.9 percent of people
* Swelling in the area of the injection -- up to 25.4 percent
* Redness in the area of the injection -- up to 24.6 percent
* Fever -- up to 13 percent
* Nausea -- up to 6.7 percent
* Dizziness -- up to 4 percent
* Diarrhea -- up to 3.6 percent.
Other common side effects with Gardasil that were reported in more than 1 percent of women include, but are not limited to:
* Vomiting
* Cough
* Toothache
* General ill feeling
* Joint pain
* Trouble sleeping (insomnia)
* Stuffy nose.
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