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blog:bpaddock:questions_about_prenatal_ultrasound_and_the_alarming_increase_in_autism [2019/12/28 14:33]
bpaddock Added FDA link.
blog:bpaddock:questions_about_prenatal_ultrasound_and_the_alarming_increase_in_autism [2019/12/28 14:41]
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 ====== FDA Warning ====== ====== FDA Warning ======
  
-<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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 By Kelly Brogan, MD]]// By Kelly Brogan, MD]]//
  
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 +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.
  
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