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December 31, 2009

Gardasil

Filed under: garasil vaccine,gardasil conflict,HPV,hpv vaccination,hpv vaccine,human Papillomavirus,Uncategorized — Candace @ 12:19 pm

Gardasil is a vaccine for girls and women ages 9 to 26 to protect against HPV (Human Papillomavirus) and HPV related diseases and infections. The Gardasil vaccine must be injected 3 times. The 1st injection followed by another, 2 months later, and a 3rd, 6 months after the 2nd. Gardasil is the only vaccine which helps protect against 4 types of HPV: types 6, 11, 16, and 18. It also aids in preventing cervical cancer, genital warts, vaginal cancers, and cervical dysplasia.

Gardasil is not recommended for pregnant women. As with any vaccine, Gardasil may not result in protection for all vaccine recipients. Gardasil is safe and efficient even when taken with most other medications, including analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, and vitamin preparations.

In 2007 there was a conflict about making Gardasil mandatory for high school girls. There were many people opposing Gardasil and many who thought Gardasil was a fantastic idea. As for it being mandatory for high school girls, it didn’t do thorough.

The Gardasil vaccine, though mainly for girls, could be used for boys as well, to further prevent the spread of the virus.

HPV is incredibly common. An estimated 75% of sexually active Canadians will have HPV at least once in their lives. The age which HPV is most common for Canadian women is between 20 and 24.

There have been occasional overdoses in Gardasil, though it is not a serious danger it is important to contact a poison control centre if this occurs.

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December 30, 2009

Abortion Rates Rise

Filed under: abortion,abortion rates rise,birth control,Birth Control Pill,birth control pills,Uncategorized — Candace @ 10:28 am

In Canada in 1970, out of 100 live births, there were only 3 abortions, with a total of 11,152 abortions for the year. By 1988, there were 70,754 abortions, with 19.3 abortions of every 100 live births. In 2001 there were 106,418 abortions. Out of 100 live births, 31.9 were aborted. Times have changed. Some girls are now using repetitive abortions as a type of birth control.

1. Worldwide there are approximately 42 million abortions per year, and 115,000 per day.

2. In the United States alone there were 1,370,000 abortions in 1996. Currently there are 3,700 abortions a day in the US.

3. Teenagers have 20% of all abortions; girls under 15 obtain 1.2% of all abortions. That is 504,000 abortions per year (worldwide) by females under 15.

4. 1% of abortions are because of rape or incest. 93% of abortions are because of personal reasons.

5. 47 % of all abortions are executed on women who have had at least one abortion previously.

6. In England and Wales 74 teens had their third abortion in 2008. 15 other teens under 18 had previously had between 3 and 6 abortions.

7. 1,500 of 19,000 girls under 18 who had an abortion in 2008 had also had at least one earlier abortion. In at least one case a teen was having her 8th abortion.

Some girls are not using contraception services and instead are relying on abortions, which can be dangerous, as repeated abortions may result in severe negative results. Having several abortions may cause cervical stenosis, which increases the chances of endometriosis or infertility. It may also cause scarring in the uterus (Asherman’s syndrome) which may result in infertility and miscarriage. This doesn’t necessarily mean abortion is a extremely hazardous procedure, but it is not recommended to have several abortions.

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December 14, 2009

“The Pill” – Birth Control Prompt on Your Phone

Filed under: birth control,Birth Control Pill,forgetting birth control,iPhone,sex education,Uncategorized — Candace @ 4:19 pm

The iPhone is a fairly new and highly popular device with hundreds of applications being created for it daily. A new application just released is called “The Pill 1.0″. This application helps girls remember to take their birth control pill, which countless girls would forget otherwise. It has a cycle, which the girl chooses the starting day, and for 21 days each day it has a reminder which comes similar to a sms text in the morning for the girl to take her birth control pill. The next part of the cycle is a 7 day period with no reminder.

This new application was made by a French developer, Stephane Queraud. It is available in French, English, and Russian. A graph representation of the tablet is available with the application to show the girls how their real tablet should look. In the past, nearly every girl asked had forgotten to take her pill at least once. Now that problem is solved!

The Pill comes with other perks as well, such as a countdown showing when will be the next notification, a full graphical representation of the tablet, and advice in case you forget your pill and need to know what to do.
The Pill is available on iPhones worldwide. It is only $0.99 US on the iPhone app store in the medicine subcategory.

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December 9, 2009

Teens Are Not Getting “The Talk”

Filed under: sex ed,sex education,sex talk,Uncategorized — Candace @ 5:44 pm

Most girls have had “The Talk” by the time they reach their mid-teens. “The Talk” that parents dread and avoid: the talk about sex. Unfortunately boys are less likely to get this talk than girls are.

There was a recent survey with surprising results concerning a lack of sexual education given to teens.

Only 25 percent of teen (ages 13 to 17) girls say they have yet to receive a talk about resisting pressure to have sex.
Almost two thirds of teen boys had never been talked about the importance of condoms before they had intercourse.
Over 50 percent of teens said they had masturbated before receiving a talk from their parents about sex.
Approximately 40 percent of girls had intercourse before talking about birth control with their parents.
Just under 50 percent of all high school students report they have had sexual intercourse.
Over 40 percent of teenagers in a recent survey had intercourse before receiving an in depth talk about STD’s and other important issues. Teens are not getting the information they should have to protect themselves.

Although it is difficult to talk to your teen about these issues, and even embarrassing, it is important for their future decisions to have this knowledge. You do not have to tell your child everything at once, but slowly give them information and advice as they grow and mature. Another issue with having

“The Talk” is that children are told, since they are young, not to ask about sex. Parents say things like
“You’re too young now, I’ll tell you when you’re older.” Kids learn soon not to ask these questions. Lastly, don’t be afraid to tell your teens that you are embarrassed. The children are also embarrassed and admitting it will help bond and have a better conversation.

One third of ninth graders have had intercourse. This is a disturbing fact, but talking to your kids and informing them, girls and boys alike, at a young age, is helpful and may prevent later mistakes.

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