Accutane And Infertility (Page 27)

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I took accutane almost 14 years ago as a teenager. I am now a 32 year old woman who has just been diagnosed with infertility that they believe is linked to autoimmune issues. I truly believe that accutane is the cause of this; from the research that I have done it seems that accutane has been linked to other thyroid-related diseases, but that they have not yet been able to prove a link between accutane and infertility. There are, however, actually more people like me out there than I originally thought. Being diagnosed with ovarian dysfunction has been a horrific, horrific blow. And while there was plenty of information about accutane and birth defects, no one ever mentioned a possibility of future infertility. I was a teenager! This is a tragedy and I believe something should be done about it. If you too have been affected diagnosed with infertility and have taken accutane, please email me. There are plenty of suits against accutance. If there are enough of us, we can come together to do the medical research and get the help we now need.

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It is never too late to quit! It is not worth the risks.

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The spine, dryness, and pancreas are definite adverse effects of accutane. :-(

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It has been know to cause premature menopause :-(

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I took Accutane 3 times in my teens and I was diagnosed with Low Ovarian Reserve or Premature Ovarian Failure. Been trying for almost 7 years. I have a very very strong feeling that Accutane has something to do with my infertility. Shame on the makers of this product.

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Hey my name is Traci n I also took acctane when I was 12yrs old. Now I'm 32 n yet unable to become pregnant. I feel the way same way u do. They took our rite away to be a mother n that's simply not rite.

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I only took it one time n same results

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Same here but I haven't been to Dr yet to get that bad news.But I am 32 as well n haven't conceived yet. I know sumthing wrong I have 4 sister that her very fertile I was the only took acctane.

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My nameu is Traci and haven't been to Dr yet to get that bad news.But I am 32 as well n haven't conceived yet. I know sumthing wrong I have 4 sister that her very fertile I was the only took acctane.

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Something should be done about this. The government took our rite to be a mother. Then they want us to believe it's not their fault.

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It's very sad what has happened to you. I would think, however, it would be impossible to pinpoint that Accutane was the culprit in all your maladies. Mainly, because if you have one auto-immune disease, it is extremely common to acquire more of them.
There surely should be a study made of long-term fertility consequences to the drug in any event.

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I wasn't pregnant and finally started my period about 2 weeks later I still have not gotten tested for infertility but I believe I am.

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I took accutane as a teen and then when I was 24 years old I had a misscarage at 5months and it took me a year to even conceive my baby... But I got pregnant again 6 months later but had to be on bed rest with both of my babies.. I Always wondered if my issues had anything to do with taking Accutane... Thank you for posting this

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I took Accutane twice when I was 20 and 24 and now I have an overian distinction and a failed Invitro. I am athletic and very healthy. I am the only woman in my family with infertility issue, I deeply believe Accutane is the the cause. Please!!!! Let's do do something about this.

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I can't post the address here, but please contact the Office of the FDA Ombudsman regarding infertility related to Accutane use. The drug has been shown to have a detrimental effect on fertility in rats and humans. There is no doubt.

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No really ! What all these people have gone through is devastating . When we found out our son was completely infertile after our family having 4 kids, i could only come up with accutane being the source. Contacted an attorney right away and he said it wouldn't hold. In the mean time she had to go through IVF and a sperm donor to get pregnant. She is due next month. So excited but still so sad that
As his mom I let him take that poison.
They live in Europe.

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I wonder if we could get a university interested in doing a research study on the effects of accutane. It would only need to be a basic statistical study: what percentage of people have infertility issues who took accutane, compared the percentage of people who did not. I just don't know how we could approach them and suggest that to medical departments at universities. A study like that would give us hard evidence that should be very persuasive in court.

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Sounds like Sjogren's syndrome. See a specialist probably rheumatology.

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Are you referring to research done in 2000 to now? Is that why you say there is no doubt? Cause they have always claimed no evidence.

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I took accurate when I was 16 (two sycles). And I have always felt that accutane most be the reason I can't get pregnant. The doctors haven't figured out why haven't been able to get pregnant. My husband and I have been trying for 9 years. I am the only one in my family to have fertility problems. I was never warned that it could cause problems down the road. If I knew then I would never have taken it.

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I took accutane as a teenager. I am now 40 and have been trying to get pregnant for 3 years. I have tried 3 rounds of IVF but have not been successful. I was never told that accutane could cause fertility issues. I am just devastated and I do not have the money for donor eggs or adoption.

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