I have a friend that took fertility drugs to have children, she had twins, the daughter is normal but the son has autism. I was wondering if the drugs she took had something to do with this disability.
2007-03-10 14:44:50 · 5 answers · asked by Rouzer 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
nope!
Among the *possible* causes I have heard (note NONE of these have been proven, and the shots have been disproven, but there is a good amount of skepticism surrounding that study):
*immunization shots (I highly doubt)
*milk or wheat allergy (probably not the cause, but cutting out all dairy and wheat seems to help many autistic kids)
*Pitocin (highly unlikely)
*Genetics (more than 1 gene)
*Too much seratonin
2007-03-10 14:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by mountain_laurel1183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most women who take fertility drugs are older. And in most couples the man is older than the woman. So an educated guess would be that the father of the twins is in his 40s or 50s.
And THAT, the age of the father, not the fertility drugs, is what seems to increase the risks.
A recent study indicates that the older the father is, the greater the risk of having a child with autism.
A man in his 40's is 5 times more likely to have an autistic child than a man in his 20's.
2007-03-12 13:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by Smart Kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum women those who take fertility drugs are older. And in maximum couples the guy is older than the female. So an recommended wager could be that the daddy of the twins is in his 40s or 50s. And THAT, the age of the daddy, no longer the fertility drugs, is what looks to boost the risks. a modern-day study exhibits that the older the daddy is, the more suitable the possibility of having a baby with autism. a guy in his 40's is 5 cases more suitable likely to have an autistic baby than a guy in his 20's. ***edit*** Clair - the upward thrust you listen about is grossly exagerated. it truly is evaluating an previous price which in reality protected "classic" or Low-functiong autism with the regularly happening price jointly with Aspergers & different analysis' alongside with PDD-NOS. Even then, there became gross lower than analysis again then. An autistic baby became in various cases clinically determined mind damaged or only "retarded." I wager you my 2 uncles (born before WWII) could were clinically determined with Aspergers in the journey that they were babies right this moment. And an "astounding" guy round our city up until eventually the Nineteen Seventies became likely autistic. "That Johnny Wall is for particular strange yet he can restore any watch!" Many have self belief bill Gates, Einstein & Newton had Asperger's.
2016-12-01 19:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!Fertility drugs was is not the causal of autism
2007-03-10 15:44:47 · answer #4 · answered by BLESSED AND TTC #1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i have never heard of it
2007-03-10 14:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by Sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋