I thought this would
interest you, according to the latest discussion on Rhogam. You can find the
original in the Midwifery Today E- news: www.midwiferytoday.com
greetings
Lieve
A reader named "Donna" contacted Midwifery Today
E-News with an informal study she conducted of mothers who were
"injected" with mercury while pregnant. She started with her own story:
I had RhoGAM when I was six months pregnant. My son has progressive
microcephaly, CP, lennox gastaut (severe seizures), is nonverbal and profoundly
mentally retarded. I had his six-month-old baby hair tested for mercury; the
results showed 13.78 mcg. The only exposure to mercury was from my RhoGAM and
his vaccines. A new study of amount of heavy metals in vaccines showed one that
contained nine times more aluminum. There is no telling how much mercury was in
the RhoGAM injections I had. The older RhoGAM contained 35 mcg of mercury. We
are told to limit "ingesting" mercury to 0.1 mcg. What should the number be for
"injecting" it?
- Janet: RhoGAM during pregnancy; her child is 21 and has ADD and a learning
disability. She had RhoGAM during one of her other pregnancies but doesn't
know which one; one child has ADD and the other child has Down syndrome.
- Kris O.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a child with deafness, autism,
developmental delays, mild CP.
- Norma W.: Had RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a disabled child [type
unknown].
- Colleen F.: Flu shot during pregnancy; son has CP and bipolar disorder.
- Gracie M.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; did not vaccinate son. Boy developed
severe eczema at four months old, has lots of allergies, a yeast overgrowth
and a depressed immune system.
- Kathy G.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has a four-year-old daughter with
angelman syndrome.
- Barbara W.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; has 10-year-old child with angelman
syndrome.
- Kathy: RhoGAM injection with all three kids; all three have angelman
syndrome.
- Ilana S.: Sister had flu vaccine during pregnancy; she has a daughter with
Retts. Her hair was tested for mercury; results were 14.8. She also has a
friend who had a RhoGAM injection during pregnancy and lost the child a month
later.
- Julia A.: Flu vaccine during pregnancy; daughter diagnosed with
petiventricular leukomalacia (a type of brain damage).
- Lauree L.: RhoGAM during pregnancy; child is developmentally delayed, in a
special-education class with one-on-one aide. Lennox Gastaut syndrome.
- Anon: Four children; had a RhoGAM injection both during and after
pregnancy. My oldest son is now 16; he is a very well behaved child and does
well in school. However, he has ADD and is on medication. My second child has
some major psych/neuro issues; although his IQ is 129, his behavior is
horrible and he is on major psych-neuro drugs and has been in and out of
institutions and under the care of doctors for several years. My third child
is normal. My fourth child has Rett syndrome confirmed at Baylor through the
MECP DNA test last year. Prior to this, her doctors thought she had CP. She
has seizures, she does not walk or talk, she is now 10-1/2 and functions at
the three-month-old level. My first child is by one husband, my second a
different husband and the third is my present husband's. So while they all
have neuro issues, the gene pool is different. It makes you wonder if an
exterior factor such as thimerosol accounts for these kinds of outcomes.
- Lisa T: I have had seven pregnancies; one was a miscarriage. 1981 at age
15 got RhoGAM shot during pregnancy; daughter was born with severe learning
disabilities and ADD. RhoGAM after birth. 1985, RhoGAM shot after birth, son
has ADHD and ODD, depression (bipolar?). 1988, miscarriage with RhoGAM given
after. 1990, daughter with ADD and mild deafness, RhoGAM after birth. 1996,
daughter with possible ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 1998, daughter with possible
ADD, RhoGAM after birth. 2001, daughter with angelman syndrome, had flu shot
in 2000 and got pregnant about one week later; had RhoGAM during pregnancy and
after birth.
- Eve: RhoGAM during pregnancy, has 12-year-old girl with Quad CP.
- Jamie B.: RhoGAM during all of her pregnancies; first son has learning
disabilities (severe CAPD and PDD nos); second, a daughter, is dyslexic;
third, a son, has ADHD.
At a DAN! conference 53.7% of the mothers present who had ASD children were
Rh negative. Other studies show 37% of ASD children have Rh-neg. mothers,
although the incidence of RH neg. is estimated at only 3% to 7% of the female
population.
In the past, RH-neg. mothers were not given the RhoGAM shot until after the
baby was born, but now RH neg. mothers often receive the shot between the 16th
to 20th week. Most RH shots contain thimerosal.
— Donna
RhoGAM, a human gamma globulin, is administered against the Rh positive
factor of blood; it is given to Rh-negative mothers who birth Rh-positive
babies. It is administered to prevent the mothers from becoming sensitized to
the baby's Rh-positive blood. If she is sensitized, her immune system may
destroy the red blood cells of a subsequent child.
The risk of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) in a subsequent child if
the mother receives RhoGAM after the baby's birth is approximately 1% to 2%. If
RhoGAM is administered during pregnancy, the risk is reduced by less than
1%.
Hair analysis of unvaccinated children born to mothers who received a RhoGAM
injection during pregnancy indicate the presence of mercury in their system that
results from the mercury-derived preservative in RhoGAM called thimerosol.
Elevated mercury levels can dispose the children to serious neurological
compromise. Until 2001, each RhoGAM injection typically contained 25 micrograms
of mercury.
Indications for an Rh-negative pregnant woman to receive a larger dose of
RhoGAM include fetal-maternal hemorrhage early in pregnancy, a fetal-maternal
hemorrhage greater than 15 mL of Rh-positive red cells and an Rh-positive
transfusion. Total dosage of mercury can be calculated by multiplying the number
of injections by 10.5 micrograms.
Mothers have the option of demanding a mercury-free RhoGAM product. Such a
product is available from Bayer Pharmaceuticals; the product is called BayRoh-D.
The product has been available since 1996. WinRho SDF, made by the Cangene
Corp., is a freeze-dried product that contains no preservatives.
— Information from www.vaccinetruth.org/rhogam.htm
