Sisters Claim Merck's Gardasil Vaccine Caused Ovary Problems

Six years ago, Madelyne and Olivia Meylor were vaccinated with Gardasil. Like millions of parents, their mother agreed to have the teenage sisters vaccinated to ward off the human papillomavirus that can lead to cervical cancer. But within a couple of years, both were diagnosed with premature ovarian failure and were told they will be unable to get pregnant. They now experience signs of menopause. And so, the Meylor family has filed a claim with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program in what appears to be the first case before the federal program to allege that Gardasil is responsible for this type of injury. As a result, their case has generated considerable publicity that has renewed a lingering controversy about the safety of the Merck vaccine. “I beat myself up daily for giving my permission” for the girls to get vaccinated, says their mother, Joen Meylor. “And it just kills me to hear my 20-year-old give me advice about hot flashes, insomnia, anxiety.  They’re on hormone therapy now. These young women lost their womanhood and can’t have children.” Both sisters, who are 13 months apart, received all three recommended doses. Madelyne, who is now 20, was told she may have a 5 percent chance of getting pregnant, while Olivia, 19, has no chance. Their mother says genetic testing did not offer any explanation. “All of Madelyne’s friends got their cycles and she didn’t. Every doctor would say we shouldn’t worry, because she’s an athlete. But loo...
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