Depressing news...
Feb. 15th, 2006 10:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Treatments Used to Remove Abnormal Cervical Cells Increase Risk for Problems During Pregnancy, Study Says
Important to remember before getting too pessimistic about this, though, is that saying "70% more likely" sounds really scary, even if it's an increase from 1% of the population to 1.7% of the population, and is still generally an unlikely event.
However, this makes the fundie opposition to the HPV vaccine even more infuriating. And ironic, too. The same people who bring us "screaming folks at abortion clinics" also apparently want to bring us "increased delivery risks for women and infants". Fuckin' lovely.
Important to remember before getting too pessimistic about this, though, is that saying "70% more likely" sounds really scary, even if it's an increase from 1% of the population to 1.7% of the population, and is still generally an unlikely event.
However, this makes the fundie opposition to the HPV vaccine even more infuriating. And ironic, too. The same people who bring us "screaming folks at abortion clinics" also apparently want to bring us "increased delivery risks for women and infants". Fuckin' lovely.
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