The Gardisil thread raised a question

My2Beauties wrote: Ok someone mentioned in that thread a vaccine for HIV....wow never thought about this even remotely being something that could potentially happen one day since it's such a deadly disease with absolutely no known cure, but be honest....would you guys consider getting this vax yourself or your children vaxed as teens against HIV?

Myself, I wouldn't if DH and I were happily married still, there would be no point in me having it done because I am not " on the prowl" however, I would SERIOUSLY consider this vax for my kids over any other vax (vaxs like Gardasil etc..) because of the severity of the disease. Remember, this isn't a safe sex, abstinence thread etc....women get raped and contact this disease all the time. Let's keep it simply would you or would you not get it because of the severity of the disease and the fact that it's untreatable and terminal?

luvmykids replied: I really don't know, I think I'd want to see results after several years to see how effective it really is.

Crystalina replied: I don't think I would. As long as people aren't ignorant as to how you can contract the disease and use the necessary precautions then you should not worry about getting it. I've been around people with the disease and was not worried in the least bit because I was educated on it. No need for the vax if that's the case IMO.

PrairieMom replied: It would be something that I would consider, just because of my line of work. I am very careful, but it would be very easy for an accident to happen, and I deal with people with HIV daily. Thankfully I have very little blood exposure, but it happens.

mommy~to~a~bunch replied: No. I've stated my opinion on vaxes enough times.

lisar replied: I havent thought of this. I would have to give it some thought.

boyohboyohboy replied: I am not sure, it raised a good question. I wouldnt do it for myself, but for my kids....i dont know..
and i am not really pro vax..but this disease is fatal...
good question

My2Beauties replied:
BUT...like I said women get raped everyday. You can educate people but some people go around not knowing they have the disease for years sometimes and they could pass it on. Condoms break too which can pass the disease. It raises some questions as to how "safe" we really are unless both of you have been tested and let's face it, in most cases that's not the case. DH and I were both tested way back when we first got together, I just made it a point to test myself after being single for a while, even though I tried to be careful, you never know. Plus I've obviously been tested for it both times I was preggo, but what if I got raped and it was passed to me? You never ever ever know.

ZandersMama replied: I would definitely , in a heartbeat, get myself and my kids done. Things happen. I would stop and help someone bleeding on the side of the road. I walk home from work 2 am some nites, could easily be raped. Its too scary a disease to mess with, and you never know whats going to happen.

jcc64 replied: I would absolutely get a vax for my kids, providing there was ample evidence of its safety and efficacy. Learning how to relate to the opposite sex in a responsible, appropriate manner is hard enough without having the spector of a fatal illness having over it if you don't choose wisely. I can educate my kids till the cows come home, but the fact is, eventually, they are going to have to trust someone's word- basically they will be putting their lives in someone else's hands. I don't know about you, but I trusted some pretty questionable characters along the way, who at the time seemed ok. And even if someone presents himself as disease free, it's usually only to the best of his knowledge, kwim? Sure, you can always get tested, but man, figuring out how and when to begin an intimate relationship is hard enough without having to navigate a trip to the clinic for his/her's bloodtests.
So, that was a very long way of saying, if there was someway to avoid being in the situation I just described, absolutely 100%, I'd do it.

My2Beauties replied:
Thank you. Granted I wouldn't jump on the bandwagon as soon as the vax came out, I'd wait a while, research research research then I'd decide. If I thought it might just save their life, I'd do it. The Gardasil is something completely different because while I think HPV has a hand in cervical cancer I also think that there are many other genetic and environmental factors that cause cervical cancer.

lovemy2 replied:
I would have to agree with Tara - I too would consider it for my DH and I and our kids not because either of us are as LeAnn said "on the prowl" but because my DH is a sheriff in the county jail - he is patting down and in contact with people who may or may not and may or may not know if they have HIV - he is at risk no matter how many precautions he takes and believe me he takes alot - and me since obviously I have contact with him as well as my kids - granted they have less risk because of the contact they have as opposed to the ahem "type" of contact I have with him.....

Calimama replied: Heck yes I would. DH goes to third world countries all the time, I'm sure there's only a low risk that he would contract it, but it's a higher risk than people who never leave the US.

stella6979 replied:
I absolutely agree!

punkeemunkee'smom replied: No I would not. Knowing what I have read about the origins of the HIV vax and how it is being cultured now-I would not recieve the vax.

boyohboyohboy replied:
i would be interested in that info...

Cece00 replied: Most likely. There are many ways to contract HIV other than sex, although rape is a possibility even if you ARE married or in a relationship.

For example, they recently had some people discover they were HIV positive- they got it from donated organs.

http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=15382

My2Beauties replied:
Another reason I think an HIV vax would be a wonderful thing. I don't know though if a donated organ,something that actually is in your body, your bloodstream would still give you the disease, vaccinated or not. I'd be interested to know if an HIV or any vax for that matter where the disease is given to someone by bodily fluid could stop in this type of situation. Hmmm.....

Nina J replied: I would.

Even if people practice safe sex, or don't sleep with strangers, they can still get tricked by a sicko. A guy was charged in court for intentionally infecting women with HIV, he would act like he was just a regular nice guy, girls would sleep with him. But really, the only reason he did it was to infect them. You can be as cautious as you want but there are sickos in this world, and there are accidents too. Stand on a HIV persons old needle or something? It could happen.

I saw on a tv show, a doctor was saying HIV/AIDS isn't registering as being that serious for the younger generations. People are starting to see it as a managable disease. But, you never hear of a person with AIDS dying of old age.