Where's the Data?
A frequently asked question I get is "if IUDs are so bad where's the clinical data?!?"
This is part of the fight with Copper Toxicity because while hundreds of thousands of women using the IUD and some health practitioners have linked the IUD to adverse health affects, very little clinical research has been done - or the research that has been done hasn't been released in fear of the big pharmaceutical backlash.
Women's birth control is a multi billion dollar industry that is prepared to protect it's profits at all costs, even putting women's health at risk like offering the dangerous copper IUD.
So just how much money we talking about?
Paragard alone sold for 1.1 Billion Dollars (CASH) in 2017 to CooperSurgical...
Let that sink in for a moment.
Fact is: There has been no clinical studies testing the safety of IUDs and the affects of heavy metals in the tissues in humans.
Okay, I have your attention now?
Yes. This is all a little "ah la conspiracy theory" feeling, I get it. You want to trust your doctor, the thought of 170 Million IUDs literally being in women's uteruses when they aren't safe is an overwhelming thought. Not just for us, but for the people who put them there, the same people that told our doctors the devices were safe.
But...
Some facts to consider:
In the US alone since 2000 there have been 70,000 complaints filed with the FDA against one type of the IUD.
Copper poisoning (from other sources such as drinking water) is a well studied illness. These reports site even 5mg of non-bioavailable copper being ingested have adverse affects on human health. Yet - copper IUDs release this type of copper into a woman's body every day at various amounts. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK225400/)
The US has recently banned the use of copper antifouling on boats because it's detrimental and damaging longterm to sea life from the copper that is released into the water, this is the same copper used in IUD devices we are putting into our bodies. Ummmm FDA, can you please explain that one?
Want to know more about why the medical implant industry kinda sucks?
While I'm over here blubbering on about IUDs these awesome human's released this documentary about the medical implant industry and even influenced the Essure Coil to be taken off the market this year (along with the help of some amazing women who stood up for their rights!)
Want to join a support group?
Copper Toxic Tribe on Facebook
Copper IUD TOxicity Facebook Group
IUD Side Effects Facebook Group
Still want to nerd out about the risks of the Copper IUD & Copper Toxicity - not from me?
Well - here's whole pile of links for you.
Go to town.
(Most links compiled by Rick F at www.CopperToxic.com and the Copper IUD Toxicity Facebook Group)
http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/copper_toxicity_syndrome.htm
http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/ADRENALBURNOUT.SPAN.pdf
http://www.drgangemi.com/health-articles/hormone-health/iud-pain-problems/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deusGYkl-gg&feature=share
http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/07/21/hidden-copper-overload/
https://www.melissadianesmith.com/Articles/CopperOverLoad.html
https://www.walshinstitute.org/william-j-walsh-phd-facn.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-23755037
http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(05)00075-2/pdf
http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/5427
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22526680
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24290605
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009898103001244?via%3Dihub#!
http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(09)00521-6/references
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4ca2/0866442f8f7e0acd07d32519ca4fc34336a5.pdf
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2552796
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22438177
http://nutritionalbalancing.org/center/htma/science/articles/copper-toxicity.php
http://www.arltma.com/Articles/CopperToxDoc.htm
http://hubpages.com/hub/Hypercupremia-High-Copper
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/metals-and-the-mind/
http://www.advancedfamilyhealth.com/copper_toxicity.html
http://www.holistichelp.net/blog/copper-toxicity-and-how-to-reduce-elevated-levels/
The Nutritional Relationships of Copper (Dr. Watts)
http://www.tvernonlac.com/copper-toxicity.html
http://custommedicine.com.au/health-articles/copper-toxicity/
http://www.arltma.com/Articles/VeggieReportDoc.htm
http://www.integrativehealthcoaching.ca/copper-toxicity.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruGXiDCHK_c
http://www.arltma.com/Articles/CuIntroDoc.htm
http://www.melissadianesmith.com/Articles/CopperOverLoad.html
http://blogs.naturalnews.com/9-shocking-symptoms-of-copper-toxicity/
http://metabolichealing.com/zinc-copper-imbalances-immense-biochemical-implications/
Excess Copper as a Factor in Human Diseases
https://m.facebook.com/notes/mineral-sanity-health/the-copper-capers-nightmare/1110298059036225/
http://www.holistic-back-relief.com/copper-toxicity.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LDYGOTN1QM
http://drlwilson.com/Articles/CALCIUM%20SHELL.htm
An Introductory Nutritional Balancing Protocol
Misconceptions Surrounding Copper and Copper Toxicity
https://liveto110.com/copper-toxicity-syndrome/
The 'Copper Capers' Nightmarehttps://healdove.com/alternative-medicine/Hypercupremia-High-Copper
[12] http://www.naturalhealthprotocol.com/copper-toxicity.html
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/twenty-nine-medical-causes-of-schizophrenia/#Histapenia
[14, 23, 25] http://www.westonaprice.org/modern-diseases/copper-zinc-imbalance-unrecognized-consequence-of-plant-based-diets-and-a-contributor-to-chronic-fatigue/
https://beta.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/copperiuddetox/info
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/xf2/threads/feelings-toward-bf-dh-part-7.14948/
http://paleoforwomen.com/the-birth-control-series-vi-the-iud/#
http://healfromcopper.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/year-two-of-detoxing-from-copper-toxicity/
debbiedoesraw.blogspot.ca/2010/05/its-new-day-why-i-am-no-longer-vegan.html
http://www.kveller.com/my-copper-iud-turned-me-into-a-different-person/
https://flowsurgehealing.com/coppertoxicity/
https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/2016/08/01/high-copper/
http://www.missecoglam.com/uncategorized/item/10768-could-your-copper-iud-trigger-anxiety-and-panic-attacks
And still More....
http://www.population-security.org/28-APP2.html
http://www.sweeteningthepill.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sweeteningthepill
https://www.facebook.com/bleedingedgedoc/?fref=mentions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyFSvnLnCZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRD8e20fBo
http://www.filmdaily.tv/grants/documentary
http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/copper_toxicity_syndrome.htm
http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/ADRENALBURNOUT.SPAN.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24290605
http://www.rdnattural.es/plantas-y-nutrientes-para-el-organismo/minerales/cobre/
http://www.hairdiagnostics.com/medical-conditions/depression/
http://www.drgangemi.com/health-articles/hormone-health/iud-pain-problems/
http://members.upnaway.com/~poliowa/Copper%20Toxicity.html
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp132-c2.pdf
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2005/018680s060lbl.pdf
http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/07/21/hidden-copper-overload/
http://nutritionalbalancing.org/
http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLENC/ENCYC032.HTM
https://www.dagenssamhalle.se/kronika/kopparspiralen-ar-inte-roten-till-allt-ont-20854
http://www.melissadianesmith.com/Articles/CopperOverLoad.html
http://www.mothering.com/community/t/916122/copper-iud-and-side-effects
http://www.topix.com/forum/health/birth-control/TNE8UMI762T1PF60C/p28
https://cuidadoconeldiudecobre.wordpress.com/
http://www.topix.com/forum/health/birth-control/TPJ6JN7FDCJOTQN53/p148
https://www.facebook.com/groups/iudsideeffects/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/866824313330784/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1095060783857158/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl8UNB6cwEk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdTuOq0bar4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoZVdF72qNw
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/copperiuddetox/info
http://iud-divas.livejournal.com/1311314.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deusGYkl-gg&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzMznXLVLh4
http://fertilityfriday.com/julie-casper/
http://crimenyrazon.com/19453/la-industria-de-los-anticonceptivos-y-un-negocio-oculto#.WbmXaJOg-t8
http://www.professorwalter.com/2011/08/the-case-that-hung-by-a-thread.html
http://www.infobae.com/2015/12/15/1776655-juicio-contra-bayer-alemania-sus-pildoras-anticonceptivas/
http://ssociologos.com/2013/09/18/entrevista-a-judith-butler-y-beatriz-preciado/
http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLENC/ENCYC032.HTM
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060616#.WhdXgT51YE4.twitter
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-12/spotlight-on-mirena-and-implanon-contraceptive-devices/9247960
https://www.mirenasuit.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzP33kvKD2QIV2EE3Ch3s4QcVEAEYASAAEgJOoPD_BwE
http://www.population-security.org/28-APP2.html
https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-gynecologist-builds-a-better-iud/
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13625187.2013.856404
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0b66/d1ea49a9f8477f81a87a08eb18aec557a280.pdf
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4ca2/0866442f8f7e0acd07d32519ca4fc34336a5.pdf
http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(05)00075-2/pdf
http://www.malterinstitute.org/pdf/Copper_Toxicity_01a.pdf
http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/5427
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22526680
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp132.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20227553
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009898103001244?via%3Dihub#!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22438177
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24290605
http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(09)00521-6/references
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8184438
México, China-Hong Kong, África, India
https://www.plannedparenthood.org
http://www.mypirl.com/investigations-blog/2017/1/18/paragard-iud-linked-to-severe-side-effects
http://www.lorettaross.com/Biography.html
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/theme/family-planning/index.shtml
https://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(17)30478-X/pdf
https://poseidonhd.com/movies/the-magic-pill/
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4684855
https://omni.se/radslan-for-p-piller-okar-osakra-metoder-vanligare/a/BJE9y9
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/02/us/judge-lambastes-company-in-suit-on-intrauterine-device.html
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/dalkon-shield
https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Dalkon-Shield-Susan-Perry/dp/0025959301
http://thisrecording.com/today/2012/2/16/in-which-the-dalkon-shield-has-a-paralyzing-effect.html
https://www.facebook.com/nytimesscience/videos/215470498997807/
https://goldwaterlawfirm.com/yaz-lawsuits/
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-28617186/erin-brockovich-something-wrong-with-bayer-s-essure
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/women-urge-fda-pull-birth-control-device-essure-34031659
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AYnx/davis-and-crump-pc-pseudotumor
https://www.justicecounts.com/drug-injury-lawyers/mirena-iud-lawsuit-lawyer/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUKifVAW1oo