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| How does all this matter to the public? Here are some of the serious risks associated with the perpetuation of the erroneous depiction and understanding of the female anatomy and the continued use of currently approved (FDA and other agencies around the world) catheters for ART. 1. Devices Don’t Match a Woman’s Anatomy: Worldwide, more than 80 million women suffer from infertility are caught in the financial, emotional and physical vortex associated with traditional Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART). The mismatch between reality and practice has caused women to suffer pain, trauma and has damaged the reproductive systems of millions of individuals. Oftentimes current in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques are unsuccessful (25-40% success rates). Hopeful parents often try the procedure multiple times. The repeated uterine trauma associated with multiple ART cycles may cause cysts, fibroids, hyperplasia and chronic menstrual disorders. These complications are seen in 18.2% of patients. Moreover, these complications can further decrease chances of conception. Other complications associated with ART include: ectopic pregnancy in 1.9%; abortion in 20.6%; multiple pregnancy in 28%; pregnancy-induced hypertension in 10%; pre-term labor in 21.5%; low birth weight in 30.5%; and intrauterine death in 2%. 2. Devices are Counter-Productive and Create New Problems: Because of the incongruence between the anatomy and design, these devices are not only counterproductive, but often add to the suffering of hopeful mothers-to-be. 3. Genetic Damage is Permanent and Inheritable: Clinical studies suggest ART increases the risk of birth defects by 30-40% (Hansen et al. 2005). ART increases risks of congenital malformations and major birth defects and genetic and imprinting disorders. Common abnormalities are perinatal morbidities, birth defects, developmental disabilities and retinoblastoma. In some cases these procedures have also been tied to childhood cancer, chronic conditions, learning and behavioral disorders and reproductive effects (Schieve et al. 2004). These developmental abnormalities often affect the physical and mental health of the child, the emotional health of women and, because the damage is genetic, can also affect the child’s offspring and future generations. 4. Daunting Financial Risks: The cost of a single embryo transfer cycle (IVF) in the U.S. can run tens of thousands of dollars. The average clinical success rate per cycle is 25-40%. Aspiring parents often repeat this expensive cycle over and over without insight into the root of the failure - the embryo-transfer device. 5. Hormonal complications: In preparation for the ART procedure, all women are given hormones. Due to the faulty techniques and devices used currently, many IVF procedures turn out to be unsuccessful. This leads the hopeful women to repeat the hormone cycles. Over and above the exorbitant financial cost, these hormones have a cumulative effect on a woman's endocrinology, including high rates of long-term obesity. Psychological stress associated with repeated failures to conceive can also lead to depression and suicidal tendencies. 6. Ectopic pregnancy and early-pregnancy loss: Linear gynecological instruments that do not conform to the shape of the uterine passage create a hostile micro-environment for fetus development. Trauma associated with traditional ART insertion increases vulnerability to abnormal implantation leading to life-threatening abnormal pregnancies (such as ectopic pregnancy and placenta previa). |
| Why the trauma afflicted to the uterus due to error in medical teaching and practice can cause serious diseases Background Research From the very beginning, the nutritional environment is setting gene switches for life. Good bonding and feeding switches gene positively. Poor nourishment to reproductive cells can have adverse effects on the epigenetic process controlling implantation, placentation, organ formation and fetal growth. Handling of reproductive cells sperm/embryo involves the critical mechanism of imprinting the gene at the molecular level and may act as a potential risk to disease development due to hidden genetic variations. Precise risks may remain unclear but cannot be ignored. These risks may be increased due to creation of a hostile environment at the molecular level, associated with existing sperm (IUI)/embryo (IVF) transfer technique. These risks are preventable by 1) making sure that the molecular environment in the reproductive system has NATURAL physiological composition free of known and unknown anti-fertility factors (essential for nurturing fast-growing cells) and 2) preserving that natural environment during intervention of sperm/embryo transfer technique. Clinical Studies Fortunately, the KamaSoft Catheter is clinically proven to eliminate these risks by preserving the NATURAL environment at a molecular level (proven over 20 years). Solution |
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150 Years of Undisputed Error 2008 is the sesquicentennial anniversary of the publication of the seminal medical textbook Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body (1858). The medical fraternity has since used this book as the universally accepted textbook on human anatomy. Even though this book is certainly worthy of the usage and the respect it commands, it makes an important error in the depiction of the female anatomy. Gray’s two-dimensional rendering of the female reproductive system fails to depict the three-dimensional curvature in the alignment of the uterus, cervix and vagina. As a result of the perpetuation of this error in medical knowledge (extended over 150 years), federally approved gynecological devices worldwide do not conform to the curvature of the cervix. Even though gynecologists & federal agencies world-over acknowledge the existence of the gap between reality and practice, little progress has been made in catheter development. The use of all current catheters produces tearing and bleeding and can lead to permanent damage to the reproductive system. These devices are a major contributing factor to development of diseases for women and their offspring. |
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