Rhogam & Rh Status: Change your Rh Status with Diet and Herbs!

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Rhogam & Rh Status: Change your Rh Status with Diet and Herbs! JoAnn Guest

Aug 28, 2005 13:03 PDT

 

Rhogam and Pregnancy Stealth Mercury Assault

By Stephen C. Marini, D.C., PhC

 

http://www.vaccinetruth.org/rhogam.htm

 

There have been far too many moms at my seminars the last 3 months

reacting with alarm, surprise and anger to my cautioning them regarding

giving Rhogam during pregnancy. As you can guess, these moms received

the rhogam injections during their pregnancy and are now caring for

neurologically injured children. They were never aware that these shots

could be harmful to their fetus. It is frightening to contemplate how

many mothers are getting these shots while pregnant without realizing

the potential for fetal neurological damage. What's the deal?

 

Rhogam is a human gamma globulin (antibodies) directed against the Rh

positive factor of blood. It is given to Rh negative mothers who give

birth to Rh positive babies. The shot is designed to prevent these moms

from becoming sensitized to the baby, rh+ blood. Once the mom becomes

sensitized to this rh factor, there is the possibility of mom's immune

system destroying the red blood cells of her next child. Historically,

babies born after mom's immune system destroyed their blood cells

acquire hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). 1 These babies require

exchange transfusions after they are born. Such transfusions can now be

done in utero.

 

To prevent rh- moms from becoming sensitized to baby rh+ blood. Rhogam

is usually given within 72 hours after the birth of the rh+ baby. 2

There is a likelihood of baby blood, only 15 ml is needed, mixing with

mom's blood during the birth process when the placental membrane

breakdown. During pregnancy there is no mixing of mother's blood with

baby blood. Giving mom rhogam after the baby's birth is sufficient to

reduce the risk of HDN in her next child to about 1-2%. Rhogam is also

indicated if the mom has an abortion, either natural or induced, or has

abdominal trauma or an amniocentesis. Giving rhogam during pregnancy can

reduce the risk of HDN by less than 1%. 2 It is doubtful that the slight

benefit acquired by giving rhogam during pregnancy outweighs the risks

to the fetus from the injection.

 

So what is the problem with giving the rhogam during pregnancy? The

standard rhogam preparations contain the mercury compound, thimerosal.

We commonly link this preservative with vaccines. Rhogam is a type of

vaccine but not a vaccine directed against an infectious disease. The

PDR cautions that the use of rhogam during pregnancy can have adverse

effects on the fetus, 2. The high mercury content of the rhogam

preparation can have serious neurological consequences on the developing

fetus. Hair analysis of unvaccinated children born from mom's injected

with rhogam demonstrate the presence of mercury.

 

It is essential that these babies seek appropriate medical care to

chelate and remove this mercury as soon as possible.

 

How many babies have suffered permanent damage due to mercury toxicity

from this desire to reduce the risk of HDN by less than 1% by injecting

pregnant mothers?

 

How do we avoid damaging these children?

 

First, mom's should question the rationale for injecting them while

pregnant. Second, if rhogam administration during pregnancy is

absolutely necessary then mom's should demand mercury free rhogam.

 

Many moms report to me that their physicians blow them off when

confronted with the request for mercury free rhogam or say that such a

product is not yet available.

 

The reality is that mercury-free rhogam is available in this country

from Bayer Pharmaceuticals under their product name of BayRoh-D. This

mercury free product has been available sine 1996. Their number is

800-468-0894.

 

References available at:

www.icpa4kids.com/chiropractic_newsletter_references.htm

 

tp://www.icpa4kids.org/research/articles/pregnancy/rhogam_newsletter.htm

the ICPA.

 

 

 

I don't have compiled information on Rhogam......I do know that they

started using Rhogam during pregnancy in the late 1980s. Before that, it

was give IMMEDIATELY after birth. Many women get multiple Rhogam shots

now DURING pregnancy, without a second thought from their OB.

 

Until about 2001, each Rhogam shot had 25mgm of mercury in

it.....horrid for the rapidly growing nervous system of the fetus!!

 

Stephanie Cave, MD told me that she did a survey of patients in her

office....62% of autistic kids had Rh- moms....only 3% had Rh+

moms.....and she said that those kids were more difficult to treat

(probably more true neurological damage that occurred during

embryological development--that would be my " guess " )

 

Dr Sherri

 

 

 

 

RhoGAM [licensed 1968]

 

On April 16, 2001, Ortho Diagnostics was approved by FDA to produce

RhoGAM without thimerosal, and at that time, Ortho agreed to distribute

only thimerosal-free product to the US market. The product has a 2-year

dating period, so that material released before April 16, 2001 may still

be on the market.

 

The package insert for RhoGAM containing thimerosal (i.e., for those

lots manufactured prior to April 2001) does state that this product

contains thimerosal. However, there is no warning in the package insert

related to thimerosal or mercury content.

 

Regarding the total thimerosal content of the previously released

RhoGAM, the product was manufactured in two doses only: the standard

dose of " 300 micrograms " of anti-D, and the micro-dose of " 50

micrograms " of anti-D.

 

The fill volume for both the standard dose and micro-dose products is

typically between 0.6 and 0.8 mL. Preservative-containing RhoGAM

contains thimerosal at 0.003%, or 30 micrograms per milliliter.

Thimerosal is about 50% ethyl mercury by weight. Hence, a patient

receiving a dose of RhoGAM (0.7 ml on average) will have received 10.5

microgram of ethyl mercury.

 

There are three indications for which an Rh-negative pregnant woman

would receive a significantly larger dose of RhoGAM: a fetal-maternal

hemorrhage early in the pregnancy, a fetal-maternal hemorrhage greater

than 15 ml of Rh+ red cells, and an Rh+ transfusion.

In the first case, a single 300 microgram dose of RhoGAM, is recommended

at 12-week intervals. For the second two indications, a procedure exists

by which to determine the dose of RhoGAM required, based on the amount

of Rho+ red cells in the maternal circulation: the Kleihauer-Betke

elution test (see the AABB Technical Manual, 13th ed., pp. 507-8.)

The total dose of mercury received can be calculated by multiplying the

number of RhoGAM syringes administered by 10.5 micrograms.

 

BayRho [licensed 1971]

 

The Bayer Corporation makes a Rho (D) Immune Globulin product (BayRho)

which in the past contained thimerosal; this product has been

manufactured without preservative since 1996, so that no in-date BayRho

contains thimerosal. Regarding the previously distributed product, the

volume of a single dose of the Bayer product was approximately 0.7 ml.

The thimerosal concentration was 0.01%, so the total mercury in a single

dose would have been approximately 35 micrograms of ethyl mercury.

 

WinRho SD [licensed 1996]

 

The Cangene Corporation makes a freeze-dried Rho (D) Immune Globulin

(WinRho SD); this product has never contained a preservative.

 

In addition, five other plasma-derived products remain on the market

that

contain or contained ethyl mercury preservatives.

They are as follows:

 

Antivenin (Crotalidae) Polyvalent (Equine); Pit viper snake antivenom,

Wyeth Antivenin (Micrurus fulvius); Coral snake antivenom (Equine),

Wyeth Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine); Pit viper snake

antivenom, Protherics Antivenin (Lacrodectus mactans); Black Widow

spider antivenom Equine), Merck Lymphocyte Immune Globulin:

Anti-thymocyte Globulin (Equine), Pharmacia and

Upjohn

 

Pit Viper [Antivenin (Crotalidae) Polyvalent, licensed 1954] and Coral

Snake [Antivenin (Micrurus fulvius), licensed 1967] antivenoms by Wyeth

 

These products are equine antisera. They are in lyophilized form and

when reconstituted contain 0.005% thimerosal (50 micrograms per

milliliter). The diluent, WFI, contains the preservative phenylmercuric

nitrate at 0.001% concentration (10 micrograms per milliliter).

 

A patient bitten by a snake may receive 15 or more vials (doses of 50

vials have been reported) if the envenomization is

severe. A 15 vial dose of this antivenom would contain 4.7 milligrams of

mercury.

 

Wyeth plans to discontinue these products; however, the current supply

will last 1-2 years.

Rattlesnake bites are dangerous and can cause serious morbidity or

mortality. In the interest of the public health these products need to

be available until sufficient Ethyl mercury-free product can be provided

to the public.

 

Pit Viper antivenom [Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) licensed

October 2000, Protherics]

 

Mercury is not added to the final product in the form of a preservative,

but thimerosal is used to assure that the affinity columns used in the

manufacturing of this product do not become bacterially contaminated

with repeated use.

The product was approved but the Ethyl mercury content was limited to

not more than 104.5 micrograms Ethyl mercury per vial, with a

recommended maximum dose of 18 vials. A patient receiving this product

would receive about 1.88 milligrams of mercury.

 

Black Widow Spider antivenom [Antivenin (Lactrodectus mactans), licensed

1936, Merck]

 

This product is an equine antiserum. The reconstituted product contains

0.1 milligrams of mercury per milliliter, so that the maximum 2-vial

dose would contain 0.25 milligrams of mercury. Black Widow Spider bites

can be lethal, and the dose is limited to not more than two vials.

 

It has been determined that removal of the product from the market by

the FDA would not be in the best interests of public health.

Anti-thymocyte Globulin [Lymphocute Immune Globulin, licensed 1981,

Pharmacia & Upjohn]

 

This product is an equine immune globulin. In 1995 a thimerosal-free

formulation was approved and in 1998 thimerosal was removed from

manufacturing.

 

 

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More on Rhogam:

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Most physicians will tell you that you can never change your Rh- status.

 

 

But there are some women who have done it by changing their diets and

taking certain herbs.

 

The women in question were known to be Rh- and when

they went to the doctor for a routine test, it was found that they were

suddenly Rh+.

 

The doctor is the one that discovered this.

 

It is not known how long it took for this change to occur, but the women

were following

blood cleansing procedures such as:

 

1. Changing their diet and eliminating all sugar, white flour, caffeine,

 

sodas, processed foods, and alcohol.

 

2. Using a lower bowel tonic and occasional colonics to keep the bowel

clear.

 

3. Use of herbs to cleanse the blood such as:

 

A. Periwinkle

 

B. Red Raspberry Leaf Tea

 

C. A tea made from red clover blossoms, chaparral, licorice root,poke

root,

peach bark, Oregon grape root, stillingia, cascara sagrada,sarsparilla,

prickly ash bark, burdock root, and buckthorn bark.

 

D. A few capsules of: goldenseal root, blessed thistle, cayenne,

cramp bark, false unicorn root, ginger, red raspberry leaves, squaw vine

and uva ursi.

 

And a few capsules of: black cohosh, sarsparilla, ginseng, licorice,

false unicorn, holy thistle and squaw vine.

 

4. Also, included in the diet blood builders, such as grape juice,

molasses, beets, and others.

 

I am simply sharing all this with you because I believe it is dangerous

to take the Rhogam shot.

 

If you are tested and are told you need the shot, please do not rush

into this decision.

 

I believe that you have other options besides permanently damaging your

immune system.

 

They used to administer the shot within 72 hours after birth. Now, they

want to administer it to all pregnant women who are Rh- without even

testing them to see if they need it.

 

I would not accept the shot without testing to see if I needed it.

 

And if they said I did need it, I would do everything in my power to

avoid it. Of course, if you refuse the shot, your doctor may refuse to

attend your birth.

 

But there are other options for birth besides physician attended birth.

Also, the hospital emergency room and the doctor on call on the labor

and delivery floor are required to give you care if you show up.

 

What is the bottom line in all this? As we take a step further in

technological advancement, we are getting farther and farther away from

trust in our bodies, farther from the knowledge of how to have safe and

healthy birth, and closer to permanently endangering our health and the

health of our children.

 

We do not know the effect these substances will have on the reproductive

health of the children we carry while taking these drugs.

 

But we do know that it is possible to have a health pregnancy and birth

without taking the Rhogam shot.

 

I am personally aquainted with women who have not taken the shot, and

have suffered no ill effects.

 

Exercise your right of informed choice.

 

Do your own research, and don't be pushed one way or the other.

 

Consult your inner wisdom and only do what

feels right to you.

 

Read more at: http://www.whale.to/a/rhogam.html

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JoAnn Guest

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