Do the benefits of gardasil outweigh the risks?

Of course: If they didn't, the vaccine wouldn't have been approved by the fda.

Ask cancer survivor: The long term effect of vaccinating the population will cut the cervical cancer rate within our population significantly.It can also decrease the need for annual pap smears and other associated costs.HPV incidence within the female population prior to the vaccine ran 70% in some studies.Associated cancers were often silent and advanced when first detected, reducing chance of survival.