Guest guest Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 From: pearblossominc@... Dear Sheri, The mercury in Thimerosal-continaing vaccines (such as the flu vaccine) is a known teratogen--a substance known to impact the genetic code. Teratogens are those chemicals that lead to structural and/or functional birth defects. The effects of teratogenic compounds are time dependent as well as dose dependent. Time dependency is a function of the differences in development of particular organs and systems during pregnancy. The original definition of teratogens was narrow and referred to those chemicals, drugs, and diseases that led to structural and functional abnormalities observed in early life. The classic therapeutic human teratogen is <http://www.healthline.com/multumcontent/thalidomide>thalidomide. This drug, a sedative developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, induced serious birth defects in babies whose mothers had taken the drug during the critical period of organogenesis of the limbs (second trimester of pregnancy). The babies were born with several defects, including missing or stumped limbs (phocomelia), <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/cleft-lip-and-palate>cleft palate and lip, and other defects. This abnormality affected over 10,000 babies worldwide and led to the testing of all new drugs (and eventually some pesticides and commodity chemicals) for teratogenic potential. Several maternal diseases, such as <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/rubella>German measles, <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/hypothyroidism>hypothyroidism, and <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/syphilis>syphilis, to name a few, are teratogenic. Sincerely, S. Goldman, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief, Medical Veritas <http://www.MedicalVeritas.com>www.MedicalVeritas.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Thank you for sharing this Sheri. This confirms my suspicions about the rubella vaccine I received as being possibly harmful to any future children I wanted. I shudder to think of the poor mothers conned into receiving the MMR and DTaP these days and the effect it will have on their future babies. > > From: pearblossominc@... > > Dear Sheri, > > The mercury in Thimerosal-continaing vaccines (such as the flu > vaccine) is a known teratogen--a substance known to impact the genetic code. > > Teratogens are those chemicals that lead to structural and/or > functional birth defects. The effects of teratogenic compounds are > time dependent as well as dose dependent. Time dependency is a > function of the differences in development of particular organs and > systems during pregnancy. The original definition of teratogens was > narrow and referred to those chemicals, drugs, and diseases that led > to structural and functional abnormalities observed in early life. > The classic therapeutic human teratogen is > <http://www.healthline.com/multumcontent/thalidomide>thalidomide. > This drug, a sedative developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, > induced serious birth defects in babies whose mothers had taken the > drug during the critical period of organogenesis of the limbs (second > trimester of pregnancy). The babies were born with several defects, > including missing or stumped limbs (phocomelia), > <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/cleft-lip-and-palate>cleft > palate and lip, and other defects. This abnormality affected over > 10,000 babies worldwide and led to the testing of all new drugs (and > eventually some pesticides and commodity chemicals) for teratogenic > potential. Several maternal diseases, such as > <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/rubella>German measles, > <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/hypothyroidism>hypothyroidism, > and <http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/syphilis>syphilis, to name > a few, are teratogenic. > > > Sincerely, > S. Goldman, Ph.D. > Editor-in-Chief, Medical Veritas > <http://www.MedicalVeritas.com>www.MedicalVeritas.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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