The most recent review of the literature on ultrasound and health risks, conducted for the World Health Organization, concluded:
"RESULTS:
The electronic search identified 6716 citations, and 19 were identified from secondary sources. A total of 61 publications reporting data from 41 different studies were included: 16 controlled trials, 13 cohort and 12 case-control studies. Ultrasonography in pregnancy was not associated with adverse maternal or perinatal outcome, impaired physical or neurological development, increased risk for malignancy in childhood, subnormal intellectual performance or mental diseases. According to the available clinical trials, there was a weak association between exposure to ultrasonography and non-right handedness in boys (odds ratio 1.26; 95% CI, 1.03-1.54).
CONCLUSION:
According to the available evidence, exposure to diagnostic ultrasonography during pregnancy appears to be safe." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19291813
Yet another "theoretical cause of autism" that has no theoretical basis at all.
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The most recent review of the literature on ultrasound and health risks, conducted for the World Health Organization, concluded:
"RESULTS:
The electronic search identified 6716 citations, and 19 were identified from secondary sources. A total of 61 publications reporting data from 41 different studies were included: 16 controlled trials, 13 cohort and 12 case-control studies. Ultrasonography in pregnancy was not associated with adverse maternal or perinatal outcome, impaired physical or neurological development, increased risk for malignancy in childhood, subnormal intellectual performance or mental diseases. According to the available clinical trials, there was a weak association between exposure to ultrasonography and non-right handedness in boys (odds ratio 1.26; 95% CI, 1.03-1.54).
CONCLUSION:
According to the available evidence, exposure to diagnostic ultrasonography during pregnancy appears to be safe." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19291813
Yet another "theoretical cause of autism" that has no theoretical basis at all.
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