Re: ASD linked to infertility drugs

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Mine was done at 42 weeks and attempted for 3 days. Third time was the charm.

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Robin> Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I> was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for> almost a day before I could hold him.>> I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were> induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just> interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>>> >> >>> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> > >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >>> >>> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have always>> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my second>> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who

have sons with austism, also>> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other people>> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was wondering>> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> > Here's the link to the article:>> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567, 00.html?xid=>> > rss-top-aol>> >>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> > Suzanne>> > suzmarkwood>> >>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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I was induced at 38-1/2 weeks because the baby was measuring very big. I had pre-term labor at 34 weeks and it was stopped with meds. The doctor ended up using a vacuum to assist in delivery and was 11 lbs 2 oz, and 23 inches long. He had a huge blister that covered the whole right front part of the top of his head.> Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I> was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for> almost a day before I could hold him.>> I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were> induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just> interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>>> >> >>> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> > >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >>> >>> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have always>> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my second>> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who

have sons with austism, also>> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other people>> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was wondering>> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> > Here's the link to the article:>> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567, 00.html?xid=>> > rss-top-aol>> >>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> > Suzanne>> > suzmarkwood>> >>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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I agree with you Melody, My Aunt and my husband are on the spectrum. And a cousin of Tom's is also on the spectrum. I believe its genetic for us to. Our son is starting to exhibit some behaviors associated with Aspergers he's 6. He was always very quiet and a lot of that had to do with a health problem he had from birth that they were to dumb to listen to us about so it went till he was 3. But once he had that taken care of he changed into a different child. On May 25, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Melody Kalomiris wrote:

I did not use infertility drugs, but delivered by c section

because first child was c section. Her father and paternal grandmother and

several cousins on that side of the family are on the spectrum. So I believe

in our case, it was genetic and not related to delivery. However, my first

child is neurotypical. Regards, melody

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Well, I guess I get to be the first of the group to report that I did use Clomid

to assist with ovulation with my son's pregnancy. BUT, my labor was also

induced about 2 weeks early (but I had already had some real labor pains that

stalled), and I had a c-section, after he was in distress. I also had

gestational diabetes... So who knows!

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> > > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>

> > > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs

> > >

> > > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM

> > >

> > >

> > > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for infertility

were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have always wondered about

this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son n, who has Aspergers.

But I got pregnant naturally with my second son, who is NT. And two friends I

know who have sons with austism, also had taken Clomid. I know it's

coincidental, I'm sure many other people have taken infertility drugs without

this happening. But I was wondering if anyone else on the list with AS kids,

also took Clomid-type drugs? Here's the link to the article:

> > > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567, 00.html?xid=

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> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~

> > > Suzanne

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Pitosin is what they use to induce, right? There is a lot of talk about this on the group.On May 25, 2010, at 7:58 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:

Mine was done at 42 weeks and attempted for 3 days. Third time was the charm.

Dream as if you'll live forever,

Live as if you'll die today.

Robin> Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I> was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for> almost a day before I could hold him.>> I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were> induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just> interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>>> >> >>> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> > >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >>> >>> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have always>> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my second>> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who

have sons with austism, also>> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other people>> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was wondering>> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> > Here's the link to the article:>> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567, 00.html?xid=>> > rss-top-aol>> >>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> > Suzanne>> > suzmarkwood>> >>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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I never took any fertility drugs, or anything else. This is an interesting topic though!

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> Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I> was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for> almost a day before I could hold him.>> I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were> induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just> interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>>> >> >>> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> > >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >>> >>> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have always>> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my second>> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who have sons with austism, also>> > had taken

Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other people>> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was wondering>> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> > Here's the link to the article:>> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567, 00.html?xid=>> > rss-top-aol>> >>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> > Suzanne>> > suzmarkwood>> >>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July

2010

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That was going to be my next question since it seems a good 90% said

they were induced. Most often pitocin is used but in some cases

cervadil, stripping membranes or water breaking I enough and pitocin

is not needed. But many ppl receive pitocin to hurry things even when

not induced.

So how many of us received pitocin? Though I am saying yes, I also

received pitocin with 2 of my nt kids. The 1 that I received the most

with (the max dose) is actually not even adhd and I highly gifted. So

if there is a link I would have to believe it is in pushing an at risk

child over the edge. My son who obviously has, a so far undx, special

need (adhd? Pdd-nos? Something like that) did not receive pitocin, I

didn't even have an iv with him.

On 5/26/10, wilma1866@... <wilma1866@...> wrote:

> Pitosin is what they use to induce, right? There is a lot of talk about this

> on the group.

> On May 25, 2010, at 7:58 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:

>

>> Mine was done at 42 weeks and attempted for 3 days. Third time was the

>> charm.

>>

>> Dream as if you'll live forever,

>> Live as if you'll die today.

>> Robin

>>

>>

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>> > Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I

>> > was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for

>> > almost a day before I could hold him.

>> >

>> > I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were

>> > induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just

>> > interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >> >

>> >> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>

>> >> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs

>> >> >

>> >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM

>> >> >

>> >> >

>> >> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for

>> >> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have

>> >> > always

>> >> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son

>> >> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my

>> >> > second

>> >> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who have sons with austism,

>> >> > also

>> >> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other

>> >> > people

>> >> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was

>> >> > wondering

>> >> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?

>> >> > Here's the link to the article:

>> >> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567,

>> >> > 00.html?xid=

>> >> > rss-top-aol

>> >> >

>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~

>> >> > Suzanne

>> >> > suzmarkwood

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>> ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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Didn't use pitocin with my son and he's on the spectrum. Used it with my daughter and she's NT.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: wilma1866@...Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 11:42:24 -0500< >Subject: Re: ( ) Re: ASD linked to infertility drugs Pitosin is what they use to induce, right? There is a lot of talk about this on the group.On May 25, 2010, at 7:58 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote: Mine was done at 42 weeks and attempted for 3 days. Third time was the charm.Dream as if you'll live forever,Live as if you'll die today.Robin> Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I> was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for> almost a day before I could hold him.>> I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were> induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just> interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>>> >> >>> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> > >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >>> >>> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have always>> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my second>> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know whohave sons with austism, also>> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other people>> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was wondering>> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> > Here's the link to the article:>> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567, 00.html?xid=>> > rss-top-aol>> >>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> > Suzanne>> > suzmarkwood>> >>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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Never thought about fertility drugs....I did take fertility drugs to get pregnant with my first child, my daughter.(no autism) My second child came along 18 months later naturally.(no autism) I took fertility drugs for awhile about three years after my second child, but did not get pregnant and gave up after a couple years of trying. Then suprise my third son came along without fertility drugs there is seven years between him and his older brother.(ASD)

My son with ASD was born at 42 weeks, after my water broke and I wasn't dialating... I recieved pitocin and was in labor for 26 hours when my uterus ruptured and he was taken by emergency c-section. My husband and I have feel that his difficult birth may have a part in him having ASD.

From: Durocher <funwith4@...> Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 8:07:44 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Re: ASD linked to infertility drugs

That was going to be my next question since it seems a good 90% saidthey were induced. Most often pitocin is used but in some casescervadil, stripping membranes or water breaking I enough and pitocinis not needed. But many ppl receive pitocin to hurry things even whennot induced.So how many of us received pitocin? Though I am saying yes, I alsoreceived pitocin with 2 of my nt kids. The 1 that I received the mostwith (the max dose) is actually not even adhd and I highly gifted. Soif there is a link I would have to believe it is in pushing an at riskchild over the edge. My son who obviously has, a so far undx, specialneed (adhd? Pdd-nos? Something like that) did not receive pitocin, Ididn't even have an iv with him.On 5/26/10, wilma1866@... <wilma1866@...> wrote:> Pitosin is what they use to induce, right? There is a lot of talk about this> on the group.> On May 25, 2010, at 7:58 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:>>> Mine was done at 42 weeks and attempted for 3 days. Third time was the>> charm.>>>> Dream as if you'll live forever,>> Live as if you'll die today.>> Robin>>>>>> >> > Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but

I>> > was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for>> > almost a day before I could hold him.>> >>> > I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were>> > induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just>> > interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>> >>> >>> > >> >> >>> >> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> >> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> >> > >> >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> >> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have>> >> > always>> >> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get

pregnant with my son>> >> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my>> >> > second>> >> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who have sons with austism,>> >> > also>> >> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other>> >> > people>> >> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was>> >> > wondering>> >> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> >> > Here's the link to the article:>> >> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567,>> >> > 00.html?xid=>> >> > rss-top-aol>> >> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> >> > Suzanne>> >>

> suzmarkwood>> >> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>> -->> Sent from my mobile device>>>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,>> , , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does>> ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010>>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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For 3 days, I was given something to thin the cervix. I'd go in, they'd give it to me and wait. Didn't work. I'd go home.

So, after the 3rd try, they used pitocin.

Dream as if you'll live forever,

Live as if you'll die today.

Robin>> > Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I>> > was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for>> > almost a day before I could hold him.>> >>> > I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were>> > induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just>> > interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>> >>> >>> > >> >> >>> >> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> >> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> >> > >> >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>>

>> >>> >> >>> >> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> >> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have>> >> > always>> >> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> >> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my>> >> > second>> >> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who have sons with austism,>> >> > also>> >> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other>> >> > people>> >> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was>> >> > wondering>> >> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> >> >

Here's the link to the article:>> >> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567,>> >> > 00.html?xid=>> >> > rss-top-aol>> >> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> >> > Suzanne>> >> > suzmarkwood>> >> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>> -->> Sent from my mobile device>>>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,>> , , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does>> ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010>>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing

new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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Hi, Pitocin was used when my labor was induced with Maeci.I was allergic to it. They had to switch to another drug. Very interesting that there might be a link here. Thanks, Elinor From: pidder88 <pidder88@...> Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 11:39:29 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Re: ASD linked to infertility drugs

Never thought about fertility drugs....I did take fertility drugs to get pregnant with my first child, my daughter.(no autism) My second child came along 18 months later naturally.(no autism) I took fertility drugs for awhile about three years after my second child, but did not get pregnant and gave up after a couple years of trying. Then suprise my third son came along without fertility drugs there is seven years between him and his older brother.(ASD)

My son with ASD was born at 42 weeks, after my water broke and I wasn't dialating... I recieved pitocin and was in labor for 26 hours when my uterus ruptured and he was taken by emergency c-section. My husband and I have feel that his difficult birth may have a part in him having ASD.

From: Durocher <funwith4gmail (DOT) com> Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 8:07:44 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Re: ASD linked to infertility drugs

That was going to be my next question since it seems a good 90% saidthey were induced. Most often pitocin is used but in some casescervadil, stripping membranes or water breaking I enough and pitocinis not needed. But many ppl receive pitocin to hurry things even whennot induced.So how many of us received pitocin? Though I am saying yes, I alsoreceived pitocin with 2 of my nt kids. The 1 that I received the mostwith (the max dose) is actually not even adhd and I highly gifted. Soif there is a link I would have to believe it is in pushing an at riskchild over the edge. My son who obviously has, a so far undx, specialneed (adhd? Pdd-nos? Something like that) did not receive pitocin, Ididn't even have an iv with him.On 5/26/10, wilma1866@sbcglobal .net <wilma1866@sbcglobal .net> wrote:> Pitosin is what they use to induce, right? There is a lot of talk about this> on the group.> On May 25, 2010, at 7:58 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:>>> Mine was done at 42 weeks and attempted for 3 days. Third time was the>> charm.>>>> Dream as if you'll live forever,>> Live as if you'll die today.>> Robin>>>>>> >> > Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but

I>> > was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for>> > almost a day before I could hold him.>> >>> > I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were>> > induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just>> > interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>> >>> >>> > >> >> >>> >> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> >> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> >> > >> >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> >> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have>> >> > always>> >> > wondered about this, as I

took Clomid to get

pregnant with my son>> >> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my>> >> > second>> >> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who have sons with austism,>> >> > also>> >> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other>> >> > people>> >> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was>> >> > wondering>> >> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> >> > Here's the link to the article:>> >> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567,>> >> > 00.html?xid=>> >> > rss-top-aol>> >> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

~>> >> > Suzanne>> >>

> suzmarkwood>> >> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>> -->> Sent from my mobile device>>>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,>> , , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does>> ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010>>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010

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Besides me being on Clomid to get pregnant with n, he was also born at 42 weeks and I was induced (with Cervadil and Pitocin). We have joked about it- saying he was born 2 weeks late and he's been running late ever since. I think all of these little things add up - and there will never be one "reason" that kids have autism/asperger's. But if we can narrow it down and eliminate some risks, that would help so much.

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suzmarkwood@...>> > Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I>> > was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for>> > almost a day before I could hold him.>> >>> > I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were>> > induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just>> > interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.>> >>> >>> > >> >> >>> >> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> >> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs>> >> > >> >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >> >>>

>> >>> >> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for>> >> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have>> >> > always>> >> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> >> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my>> >> > second>> >> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who have sons with austism,>> >> > also>> >> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other>> >> > people>> >> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was>> >> > wondering>> >> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?>> >> > Here's the link to the

article:>> >> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567,>> >> > 00.html?xid=>> >> > rss-top-aol>> >> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> >> > Suzanne>> >> > suzmarkwood>> >> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>> -->> Sent from my mobile device>>>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,>> , , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does>> ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010>>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,, , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July

2010

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not sure but my mom received it with all 3 (oldest is 33) and we have dx adhd and some with ocd as well

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 4:22 PM, <wilma1866@...> wrote:

 

was pitocin used 40 years ago, because all of my sibs have ocd or something wrong.

On May 27, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Elinor Mullin wrote:

 

Hi, 

Pitocin was used when my labor was induced with Maeci.

I was allergic to it.  They had to switch to another drug. 

Very interesting that there might be a link here. 

Thanks,  

Elinor 

From: pidder88 <pidder88@...>

Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 11:39:29 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Re: ASD linked to infertility drugs 

Never thought about fertility drugs....I  did take fertility drugs to get pregnant with my first child, my daughter.(no autism)  My second child came along 18 months later naturally.(no autism)   I took fertility drugs for awhile about three years after my second child, but did not get pregnant and gave up after a couple years of trying.  Then suprise my third son came along without fertility drugs there is seven years between him and his older brother.(ASD)     

 

 My son with ASD  was born at 42 weeks, after my water broke and I wasn't dialating... I recieved pitocin and was in labor for 26 hours when my uterus ruptured and he was taken by emergency c-section.  My husband and I have feel that his difficult birth may have a part in him having ASD.

From: Durocher <funwith4gmail (DOT) com> Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 8:07:44 PM

Subject: Re: ( ) Re: ASD linked to infertility drugs 

That was going to be my next question since it seems a good 90% saidthey were induced. Most often pitocin is used but in some casescervadil, stripping membranes or water breaking I enough and pitocinis not needed. But many ppl receive pitocin to hurry things even when

not induced.So how many of us received pitocin? Though I am saying yes, I alsoreceived pitocin with 2 of my nt kids. The 1 that I received the mostwith (the max dose) is actually not even adhd and I highly gifted. So

if there is a link I would have to believe it is in pushing an at riskchild over the edge. My son who obviously has, a so far undx, specialneed (adhd? Pdd-nos? Something like that) did not receive pitocin, Ididn't even have an iv with him.

On 5/26/10, wilma1866@sbcglobal .net <wilma1866@sbcglobal .net> wrote:

> Pitosin is what they use to induce, right? There is a lot of talk about this> on the group.> On May 25, 2010, at 7:58 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:>>> Mine was done at 42 weeks and attempted for 3 days. Third time was the

>> charm.>>>> Dream as if you'll live forever,>> Live as if you'll die today.>> Robin>>>>>>

>> > Wow. My birth story for my AS son is the same. No fertility drugs, but I>> > was induced followed by an emergency C-section. He was in an O2 tent for>> > almost a day before I could hold him.

>> >>> > I wonder if anyone is studying the incidence of AS/HFA in kids who were>> > induced or are put on O2 immediately after they are born? It's just>> > interesting to me that our birth stories are so similar.

>> >>> >>> >

>> >> >>> >> > From: Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood>>> >> > Subject: ( ) ASD linked to infertility drugs

>> >> > >> >> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:29 PM>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > I saw this article today, saying that women who took drugs for

>> >> > infertility were twice as likely to have a child with ASD. I have>> >> > always>> >> > wondered about this, as I took Clomid to get pregnant with my son>> >> > n, who has Aspergers. But I got pregnant naturally with my

>> >> > second>> >> > son, who is NT. And two friends I know who have sons with austism,>> >> > also>> >> > had taken Clomid. I know it's coincidental, I'm sure many other

>> >> > people>> >> > have taken infertility drugs without this happening. But I was>> >> > wondering>> >> > if anyone else on the list with AS kids, also took Clomid-type drugs?

>> >> > Here's the link to the article:>> >> > http://www.time. com/time/ health/article/ 0,8599,1990567,>> >> > 00.html?xid=

>> >> > rss-top-aol>> >> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~>> >> > Suzanne>> >> > suzmarkwood

>> >> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>> -->> Sent from my mobile device>>>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

>> , , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does>> ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010>>>>>>-- Sent from my mobile device

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