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| ====== Questions about Prenatal Ultrasound and the Alarming Increase in Autism ====== | ====== Questions about Prenatal Ultrasound and the Alarming Increase in Autism ====== |
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| I wrote this in 2014 and have been attacked and ridiculed for it. | |
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| When you see the ultrasound of a young boy still in the womb shielding his eyes with his barely developed hand and fingers, as tho in pain, it makes you wonder. Was the article, //[[https://web.archive.org/web/20070129125421/http://midwiferytoday.com/articles/ultrasoundrodgers.asp|Questions about Prenatal Ultrasound and the Alarming Increase in Autism]]// in the 2006 issue, of //[[http://www.midwiferytoday.com|Midwifery Today]]//, was really on to something about the alarming increase in Autism? | When you see the ultrasound of a young boy still in the womb shielding his eyes with his barely developed hand and fingers, as tho in pain, it makes you wonder. Was the article, //[[https://web.archive.org/web/20070129125421/http://midwiferytoday.com/articles/ultrasoundrodgers.asp|Questions about Prenatal Ultrasound and the Alarming Increase in Autism]]// in the 2006 issue, of //[[http://www.midwiferytoday.com|Midwifery Today]]//, was really on to something about the alarming increase in Autism? |
| ====== FDA Warning ====== | ====== FDA Warning ====== |
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| <blockquote>... Ultrasound waves can heat the tissues slightly. In some cases, it can also produce small pockets of gas in body fluids or tissues (cavitation). The long-term consequences of these effects are still unknown. Because of the particular concern for effects on the fetus, organizations such as the American Institute of Ultrasound in MedicineExternal Link Disclaimer disclaimer icon have advocated prudent use of ultrasound imaging in pregnancy. Furthermore, the use of ultrasound solely for non-medical purposes such as obtaining fetal ‘keepsake’ videos has been discouraged. Keepsake images or videos are reasonable if they are produced during a medically-indicated exam, and if no additional exposure is required. ... -- https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/medical-imaging/ultrasound-imaging#benefitsrisks</blockquote> | <blockquote>... Ultrasound waves can heat the tissues slightly. In some cases, it can also produce small pockets of gas in body fluids or tissues (cavitation). The long-term consequences of these effects are still unknown. Because of the particular concern for effects on the fetus, organizations such as the //[[http://www.aium.org/resources/guidelines.aspx|American Institute of Ultrasound]]// have advocated prudent use of ultrasound imaging in pregnancy. Furthermore, the use of ultrasound solely for non-medical purposes such as obtaining fetal ‘keepsake’ videos has been discouraged. Keepsake images or videos are reasonable if they are produced during a medically-indicated exam, and if no additional exposure is required. ... -- https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/medical-imaging/ultrasound-imaging#benefitsrisks</blockquote> |
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| ====== Kelly Brogan, MD warning ====== | ====== Kelly Brogan, MD warning ====== |
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| "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” | I wrote this in 2014 and have been attacked and ridiculed for it. Now I win... |
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| | "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” |
| -- paraphrasing of union leader Nicholas Klein in 1914, frequently misattributed to Mahatma Gandhi. | -- paraphrasing of union leader Nicholas Klein in 1914, frequently misattributed to Mahatma Gandhi. |
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