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Q:Is there any connections between autism and birth control?

The question basically meant is there correlation that since woman have started using birth control that any scientist feel that it could be one of the possibilities to consider what might cause Autism.

Birth control came around the same time that Autism was disgnosed at around 1 in 10,000 and now, through the same years as birth control has grown, so has the number of cases-1 in 166.

Answer:

No, I haven’t heard any connections between autism and birth control. But, we’re talking about a business- the medical community- that won’t even acknowledge other possibilities, like immunizations, toxins in your cleaning supplies, or dietary issues (hormones and antibiotics in our meat), so that isn’t too surprising. The only correlation they’re willing to admit to and spend money testing, is on genetics, because then they don’t have to admit to causing a serious problem. I don’t expect that to change any time soon.

To whoever said that birth control would stop the autistic child from being born in the first place, I think you need to do some research. Birth control does NOT always work, I have twin nephews who were conceived while their mom was on birth control, and they have a bunch of problems: adhd, Tourette’s, Epilepsy, and OCD, just to name a few. Birth control is a type of chemical, and isn’t something that was intended to be put in our bodies, so yes, it COULD be linked, who knows?

I don’t believe there is any one answer, and I believe that we can’t overlook anything as a possibility. But, I would be really surprised if any wrongdoing was ever confessed, because of the billions of dollars in lawsuits that would follow. And, simply, there aren’t a lot of definitive answers as to what causes autism, it’s just too complex a question for us at this time. So, there’s no ONE answer as to what causes autism, unfortunately.

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This entry was posted on Sunday, October 14th, 2007 at 8:19 pm and is filed under Ask and answer.