I received my first shot of Gardasil in January 2007. It could ha...

My daughter had the exact same experience. She received the first dose of Gardasil in February 2008, and we within 30 days noticed 2 bald spots in her head, one large on in the front of her head and one smaller on in the back of her head. The pediatrician stated she was uncertain as to what it was, and referred us to a dermatologist. We have seen the dermatologist twice in the last month, he stated the exact same thing that you were told. She has Alopecia areata, we did not ask him about the Gardasil, as I just started to focus on this. I will not allow her to get the third dose and continue with the treatments with the dermatologist. We will see how this goes.

I just posted about this. I had my last shot over a year ago and my hair has been falling out since then. It's terrible. I don't see new growth either. I have had numerous blood tests, dermatologist appointments and everyone said it must be stress or diet related. I had a full head of hair for 30 years and now it is a thin disaster. All day long I pluck loose hairs from my sleeves. It has totally affected my personality. I am very depressed about it. Hope things get better for you.

my 12 year old daughter was just diagnosed with alopecia areata. she received 2 doses of the gardasil shot. is this a coincedence???? i will not be getting the 3rd shot. i believe gardasil is the cause of this auto immune disease (alopecia areata) this shot is too new to be given to girls, more research is needed.