Two sisters, 20 and 19, are suing the makers of the HPV vaccine, claiming the drug caused them to lose their fertility

Madelyne (20) and Olivia (19) Meylor have filed a lawsuit against the makers of the HPV vaccine, blaming it for their premature infertility

They believe receiving the vaccine made their ovaries prematurely stop producing eggs

Two Wisconsin sisters have filed a federal claim, saying they believe a cervical cancer vaccine caused their ovaries to stop producing eggs.



Madelyne Meylor, 20, and Olivia Meylor, 19, both of Mount Horeb, claim their condition came from the Gardasil vaccine for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.



Their attorney, Mark Krueger, told the newspaper it is the first allegation of its kind to reach a hearing through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a special court established to evaluate claims of harm from vaccines.



Bad medicine: Sisters Madelyn (left) and Olivia Meylor (right) are suing the makers of the HPV vaccination, claiming it casued them to become infertile Protection? HPV vaccine Guardasil was approved in 2006 and now there is another brand, Cervarix, approved in 2009. They protect against cervical cancer, throat cancer, genital warts and other conditions

In a statement, the vaccine's maker, Merck and Co., says evidence doesn't support a relationship between the condition and vaccine.



The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration say the vaccine is safe and can help prevent many of the 18,000 cancers in women and 8,000 cancers in men caused by HPV each year.



Health officials recommend three doses of the vaccine against HPV, a sexually transmitted virus, for girls and boys ages 11 and 12 to protect against cervical cancer, throat cancer, genital warts and other conditions.



Two brands are available: Gardasil, approved in 2006, and Cervarix, approved in 2009.





The Meylor sisters say they are unlikely to conceive children without infertility treatments. Above, Olivia and Madelyn pictured with their parents at their Mount Horeb home



The vaccine injury program has awarded payments for HPV vaccine injuries in 68 cases for a total of at least $5.9million, according to the federal government and Judicial Watch, a nonpartisan foundation.



The program has dismissed 63 claims, 81 are pending.



The Meylors told the newspaper that they believe Gardasil shots caused their ovaries to stop producing eggs.



They also have premature menopause, marked by insomnia, night sweats and headaches, and almost certainly won't be able to get pregnant, they said.



'I've always wanted a huge family, but I don't know if that will be possible,' Madelyne Meylor said.



Out of options: Madelyne (pictured in blue) has always wanted to have a big family but doesn't know 'if that will be possible' after Guardasil. Above, The three Meylor children with their parents

Tests for three possible genetic causes of the condition were negative for both women, the newspaper reported.



They are taking birth control pills or using patches as hormone replacement therapy.

