Hello all,

In the US the HPV vaccine is now available for males up to age 26:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/756274_12

I would like to get this vaccine, but it's a series of 3, so it wouldn't be possible for me to correctly time three visits to the US (where I'm from) in this way. So, I am trying to find out if it's possible for me to get it here (I'm in the Zurich area, but I can take the train to wherever).

Does anyone have any information or experience with this? I have checked the internet and called a few places, but so far I have been unable to get any conclusion about if it's possible to get it in Switzerland or not, as a male that is.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Can you buy your three doses in the US and bring them back with you?Does it have to be administered by a physician or registered nurse?
Can you self-administer or have a friend administer it to you (like a diabetic does insulin)?
Or have your doctor here administer them?

Good questions... hadn't thought about that, I will investigate, thanks for the suggestions.

What about just asking your Dr as a starting point?

It is available here for children, specifically girls, but can be given to boys but is a cost issue rather than medical one.

You would have to pay for the treatment (i.e. administration) and the vaccine itself. I don't know if you would be liable for any treatment costs if there were complications - I assume not, but you never know. All worth specifically asking.

I don't have a doctor here. I also guessed that I would have to pay it out of pocket, and this is OK for me.

I just now tried to call the Zurich Unispital again, the call got forwarded around to various people until it finally landed on someone who didn't speak any English, so I got an officemate to ask in German - but again I seemed to get the answer that they don't do it, but it was not clear whether or not it is just that that particular place doesn't do it, or that it's not possible/allowed for men.

Gardasil is a GP/paediatrician administered treatment.

The hospital wouldn't be the place to ask. You either need to go to a drop-in health clinic or find a GP (who speakers English) or DIY (rather you than me...).

Don't know of any drop-in clinics in Baden, however there is one at Zurich HB that all Zurichers rave about (you'll have to search EF) and also one in Basel SBB - which will doubless be better, just, well, because.

I am assuming you have made a well-informed decision on taking the HPV vaccine. Recently a movie has been released which may interest you.

http://www.greatergoodmovie.org/home

I'm interested about the last sound bite: "show us the science and give us the choice".

Under the freedom of information act, let alone various EMA and FDA edicts, you can demand to see all the data for studies.

Why aren't these people who are worried about vaccination doing so?

Don't be stupid, all the data will back up tha vaccinations, so it must have been fabricated.

No, Gardasil is not a treatment, it is a vaccination.

http://www.gardasil.com/

I already called Permanence at HB (I guess this is what you mean), they do not give the vaccination, they gave me the phone number of the University Hospital, which is where I was sent in circles and given the vague - but seemingly negative - response.

Don't know about the males. But all the swiss kantons are offering free HPV vaccines for young women (until end of 2012 also for women under 26. before, it was under 19).
http://www.bag.admin.ch/impfinformat...x.html?lang=de

I just got the first one of the three. It was quite painful.

Call here:
http://www.ispm.uzh.ch/travelclinic/advice.html

Just keep in mind that the vaccination is ineffective if you have been exposed to the virus already - if you might have - don't forget about screening! I would strongly advocate vaccination for boys too...it is an often overseen fact that high risk HPV strains are responsible for a large part of anal and even colon cancers in gay men...

That'll be why I put it in italics.

In case anyone is interested in watching the whole movie (I watched it last year when Mercola had it available for free) I received an article link in my email for free viewing of the film through naturalnews until Feb 21. Here is a link to the article and movie. Enjoy http://www.naturalnews.com/034909_Th...ine_movie.html

Thank you for the info - however, I have tried many times to call them but it's always busy... I guess I have to try going there in person...

Yeah, it was said on zurcher cantonal page that you can go there without appointment, during the opening time here http://www.ispm.uzh.ch/travelclinic.html

One place you could with this doctor, Dr. Angela Caddick. She is an English doctor with her own practice here in ZH city.

Telephone and email contact details are on the link below, also her staff all speak English

www.drangelacaddick.com

Christopher