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blog:bpaddock:questions_about_prenatal_ultrasound_and_the_alarming_increase_in_autism [2019/12/28 14:21] bpaddock Added Kelly Brogan MD link. | blog:bpaddock:questions_about_prenatal_ultrasound_and_the_alarming_increase_in_autism [2019/12/28 14:40] bpaddock Added link to American Institute of Ultrasound. |
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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? |
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Seems the answer today in 2019 is Yes: | Seems the answer today in 2019 is Yes: |
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| ====== 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 //[[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 ====== |
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//[[https://kellybroganmd.com/human-studies-condemn-ultrasound|Human Studies Condemn Ultrasound | //[[https://kellybroganmd.com/human-studies-condemn-ultrasound|Human Studies Condemn Ultrasound |
By Kelly Brogan, MD]]// | By Kelly Brogan, MD]]// |
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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. |
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