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tazzygirl -> RE: flu during pregnancy lined to autism (11/12/2012 8:00:46 PM)
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Overall, 976 of the children were later diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder -- about 1 percent of them.
“We want to reassure women. In this study, most women who experienced flu or prolonged fever or who were taking antibiotics did not have children with an autism spectrum disorder,” Boyle told NBC News.
"It is important to bear in mind that when you look at the absolute numbers, we see that around 99 percent of women reporting to have had influenza or fever during pregnancy, do not have children with ASD (autism spectrum disorder)," Atladottir said by email "We do not want pregnant women to worry."
It’s also not clear if there is something special about the influenza virus. “Misreporting of influenza is likely to be considerable; any episode of fever may be mistaken for influenza, and not all women infected with influenza virus might have been aware of this,” the researchers wrote. They did not cross-check what the women said against medical records to see who may have been diagnosed with flu.
Each study adds a piece to the puzzle but none of them can answer the questions on their own. “We just need more research,” Boyle said.
Bottom line? Flu shots are important.
This is just another back lash (not getting flu shots) from the 1980's study that was published by the Lancet and later retracted, the Doctor who performed the study lost his license as a result of the improper methods.
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