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News/Alerts

PREGNANT WOMEN BEWARE Cytotec or misoprostol, manufactured
by G.D. Searle, came on the market in 1988 as an ulcer drug. Through a loophole in FDA policy, once a drug is approved, it
can be used for anything. Somehow it was discovered that Cytotec would induce or start labor. In fact it is now the "agent
of choice" according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist's (ACOG) chairman.
Induction rates have doubled in the last ten years with one in five women having their labor started with drugs. 30%
of babies whose mothers receive Cytotec pass meconium, the baby's first poop, while still in utero. This is a sign of distress
and can pose problems with breathing and infection at birth. The package insert says, "Cytotec
may cause the uterus to rupture if it is used to induce labor." Uterine rupture, "may result in severe bleeding,
extended hospitalization, surgery, infertility or death." In August 2000, Searle sent a letter to 200,000 healthcare
providers saying that Cytotec is contraindicated in pregnancy. There have been dozens of lawsuits
when mothers and babies have died or been brain damaged. They all have gag orders so you won't see it in the media.
You are not likely to be told you are taking an experimental drug, one which the manufacturer specifically warns against using
in pregnancy. See my book, Amazing Birth Stories, for a more complete article with resources
and statistics. You can ask your local hospital pharmacist for the package insert or call the current manufacturer Pfizer
at 1-800-323-4204. If natural methods don't work to stimulate labor, Pitocin is a safer
choice for you and your baby.
I'm just reading new data from 2005 and unfortunately it
is even worse. 41% of women are having their labors induced with drugs and an additional 34% get augmented with Pitocin in
labor. The 2005 Caesarian rate was 32%, up 3% in one year! 2006-35%
Gardisil-
added to below. By the end of August 2007, there were 3,779 reported adverse events and eight deaths. January 2010- 15,829 reported adverse events
and forty-nine deaths.
December 2009 More information on Gardisil: This vaccine was fast tracked
to licensure and has not been proven safe. HPV infection is naturally cleared by more than 90% of infected individuals. Risk
factors for chronic infection include smoking, co-infection with herpes, chlamydia or HIV; long-term birth control use and
multiple births. Less than one percent of all diagnosed cancer cases and cancer deaths in the US every year involve cervical
cancer. Gardisil was studied in less than 1200 girls under 16 and only a few hundred under age 11 but is now being promoted
for girls as young as eight. Is your 8 or even 11 year old sexually active? The only way to contract HPV is by
unprotected sex. Gardisil contains only 2 of 15 HPV types associated with cervical cancer.
It is unknown if it will prevent cervical cancer long-term or if it will increase the risk for those actively infected with
the HPV types in the vaccine. Reported reactions include sudden collapse, seizures, facial paralysis, Guiilen-Barre Syndrome
and arthritis as well as death.

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