FDA: 28 Miscarriages No Reason to Reexamine Gardasil

CNSNews ^ | 12/6/2007 | Fred Lucas

[Pyro7480]

Whiskey Tango Hotel.

[Pyro7480]

Ping!

[agere_contra]

[TheWriterTX]

I will absolutely refuse to have this administered to my daughter.

[mkjessup]

Ahhh c’mon, what’s 28 miscarriages? Merck & Co is only down 22 cents a share today to $59.18!

BUY! (hey, the FDA has already been bought, why not?)

[trumandogz]

Perhaps the problem is that the 16 year old girls in the article are getting pregnant.

[arderkrag]

What percentage of the using community does 28 cases of miscarriage cover?

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And remember, nobody has a clue what the long term effects of Gardasil might be on young women.

[spunkets]

"Ahhh c’mon, what’s 28 miscarriages? "

28 miscarriages is the statistically the same occurrence that appeared in the group given a placebo.

[r9etb]

Whiskey Tango Hotel.

It's a question of statistical significance. The statistic in question is the number of miscarriages within 30 days of taking the vaccine, as compared to the rate of miscarriages at the same stage(s) of pregnancy without having taken the vaccine.

There are probably hundreds of thousands of miscarriages every year. Is 28 miscarriages statistically significant?

The trial results say no.

[DJ MacWoW]

Perhaps the problem is that the 16 year old girls in the article are getting pregnant.

They weren't all 16. I see at least 2 24 yr olds listed.

[KarlInOhio]

which indicated that miscarriages among pregnant women given Gardasil were statistically consistent with miscarriages among women given placebos and in the general population

What in the world is this doing in the second paragraph. You can't have a good scare article unless you hide this on page B32. Some editor may lose his job over that type of mistake.

[Constitution Day]

Extremely good question. Obviously, you’re using logic, not emotion. :)

[wagglebee]

28 miscarriages is the statistically the same occurrence that appeared in the group given a placebo.

Go back an read the article again, it does not say this at all.

[fooman]

Vaccines reactions have a lower FDA standard. Also note the mis-attribution of causes.

[MHT]

Geez—these people were already pregnant and getting a vaccine during pregnancy? I’m surprised that it was only 28 given the numbers of vaccinations given. Who in their right mind would get something like that in an early stage of pregnancy?

[DJ MacWoW]

"If you're pregnant, then it means you've been sexually active," Riley said. "So it would be somewhat dubious to get a vaccine you're supposed to have before you're sexually active."

The commercials call this a "cancer vaccine" in order to scare women into getting it. That it's given before being sexually active isn't mentioned.

[Pyro7480]

Read the article. At least one of the women didn’t know she was pregnant at the time, since it was a very early stage.

[spunkets]

Re: 28 miscarriages is the statistically the same occurrence that appeared in the group given a placebo.

" Go back an read the article again, it does not say this at all.

From the article: "...based on the clinical trials done prior to approval of the drug - which indicated that miscarriages among pregnant women given Gardasil were statistically consistent with miscarriages among women given placebos and in the general population."

[Cicero]

The FDA under Bush has been much better than it was on life issues, but I imagine they are still stuffed full of pro-aborts everywhere below the top level. That was the case even before clinton got ahold of them.

The package insert for Gardasil states there is "no evidence" . . .

"If you're pregnant, then it means you've been sexually active," Riley said. "So it would be somewhat dubious to get a vaccine you're supposed to have before you're sexually active."

In other words, "You can't prove that the vaccine caused your miscarriage, and even if it did, it's your fault for taking it."