Accutane And Infertility (Page 6)
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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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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 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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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 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 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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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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529

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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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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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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I only took it one time n same results

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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 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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It has been know to cause premature menopause :-(

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

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

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I am a 38 yo female with hydradenitis supprativa (auto immune disease that causes severe, painful and scarring cysts and boils throughout the body. Topical treatments and antibiotic treatments ate completely ineffective. Inherited condition from paternal family. Every single person in dads family has this condition And are heavily scarred all over, but especially on face And neck. My mother, in a desperate attempt to prevent the inevitable scarring of thus deplorable condition, had my twin sister And I prescribed this medication for about 1 year....during our 12th & 13th years of life. The objective was achieved, neither of us bear visible acne scars. However, sis was diagnosed with pcos a few years back Anna has NEVER conceived. I, however, have conceived, yet miscarried 5 times, And have never carried a baby to term, thus no live children. Thus is where things get dicey. When pathologists study uterine contents after miscarriage And D & C, they can usually find one common cause, because most repeated miscarriages occur at the same gestation every time. Yet, In my case, I lost 1st at 10 weeks, 2nd around 8 weeks, 3rd at 9wks, 4th at 20 wks, 5th at 12 wks. I had D & C's worth last And have never resumed having periods since last miscarriage. That was Oct 2013, so, 2 years and 3 months now...so that alone dictates I cannot ttc naturally at this point. Doctors cannot find a reason at all for these pregnancy losses. I also have severely dry eyes (thus, cannor wear contacts. (Beyond dry eyes, I've developed dry mouth, and dryness in areas that shouldn't be.....um...dry). I don't know what could be related And what isn't, but other health issues I've developed over time are scoliosis, spondylolesthesis, kidney failure, enlarged liver...Anna most recently, diabetes. I'm aware that sinew I'd these could not be directly caused by exposure to Accutane, but conditions that may have resulted from use of this medication, definitely precipitated, or set the conditions for, my most recent maladys. I also have severe systemic edema. The same as with my multi gestational miscarriages, heart, artery, kidney, thyroid and other evaluations have shown absolutely no known cause for these other conditions. We can only treat symptoms as we do not know the origin, or what is causing these symptoms. I'm suffering severe and changing astigmatism and severe hearing loss. At least, and at best, I'm pretty sure Accutane usage precipitated some of my problems, namely, fertility and viability issues. More convinced than ever that Im correct simply by the sheer number of other people posting similar experiences. And to the Doctor or drug rep (whoever is lining their pockets with Accutane profits) that keeps denying Accutane's negative effects And preaching to the choir (when with pcos, menstrual and fertility issues) about the roles hormones play in acne formation (if adolescent hormone changes that EVERYONE on planet Earth experience, was, in fact, the cause...then our first bottle of Cetaphil cleanser and first tube of Clearisil, would have worked)...no one is prescribed Accutane before other, less dangerous And costly treatments are tried. Antibacterial soap and water. Cetaphil cleanser and even Retin A, AFTER trying Clearisil and other otc topicals. I was prescribed this medicine in 1988 when it's popularity was highest (but LEAST was known of potential side effects) but even then the Doc insisted we take birth control pills (at 12 years old and NOT intimately active) because of the known devastating birth defects it causes and had a check list of all treatments I was required to have tried BEFORE he could prescribe Accutane. To everyone else, you have my heartfelt empathy in this matter. Wishing you all the best possible outcomes and every blessing God can bestow upon you. Especially children for those of you struggling to conceive. Prayers going up for you tonight.

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have you stopped? or are you still taking it?

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29 years old. Recently diagnosed with severe endometriosis by surgery. Going through hormone therapy to help with pain. Took Accutane when I was 14 for 6 months. (Had severe cystic acne since I was 9)... I am now infertile and back to suffering from severe cystic acne

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Took accutane at 15/16 and here I am infertile as they come with no periods in site.l without progesterone pills.

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Have been taking Accutane for three days now, after hearing what everyone says is it too late to quit.

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