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I agree that abstinence is the best way to avoid getting an STD, but even women committed to abstinence until marriage might have valid reasons for wanting this vaccination. Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every 2 minutes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. [http://www.paralumun.com/issuesrapestats.htm] The same source estimates the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases resulting from rape range from 3.6% to 30%. Given the high-end probability that an attacker has a 1-in-3 chance of carrying an STD, it's entirely sensible for a woman to choose a one-time vaccination against a common STD, simply for the peace of mind in knowing that she'd then have some protection against that disease if she ever were to be sexually assaulted. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 20:23, 13 January 2009 (EST)
I agree that abstinence is the best way to avoid getting an STD, but even women committed to abstinence until marriage might have valid reasons for wanting this vaccination. Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every 2 minutes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. [http://www.paralumun.com/issuesrapestats.htm] The same source estimates the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases resulting from rape range from 3.6% to 30%. Given the high-end probability that an attacker has a 1-in-3 chance of carrying an STD, it's entirely sensible for a woman to choose a one-time vaccination against a common STD, simply for the peace of mind in knowing that she'd then have some protection against that disease if she ever were to be sexually assaulted. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 20:23, 13 January 2009 (EST)
==Reversion of "Death and Paralysis" Association==
I won't change that section again, but how is it valid to claim the vaccine is associated with death and paralysis by citing single source which explicitly says that the vaccine was not the cause of the girl's paralysis? If it can be shown by another source then that's fine, but this one contradicts the point, and I haven't send any other cases of established vaccine-related deaths or paralysis. I'm not taking Gardasil safety lightly, btw - a close relative is considering getting this vaccine and I've been reading up on it accordingly. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 21:43, 13 January 2009 (EST)