Re: pregnancy and metal ions.....

[Guest guest]

Thank you Cate for gently bringing up the existing doubts on this

issue. This is really a subject where no one in the groups seems to

have first-hand experience. I am wondering if there might be studies

somewhere out there about female athletes that may have had some kind

of metal pins in joints from injuries or some other procedure in which

metal is introduced elsewhere in the body. Maybe I'm really off-base

here but I thought some people had pins put in their ankles after

injury. Maybe these are some kind of metal? I just can't believe

that somewhere out there there isn't a study of metal introduced in

the body and its effects, if any, on pregnancies.

Maybe there is someone out there with a metal/poly surfacing that has

had a child? I will keep looking for first-hand advice. Maybe Chuck

would have a reference on file somewhere......

My initial instinct is to go ahead with the surgery and take my risk.

I already have risks associated with RA so I guess I feel the odds are

against success alreay.... I just don't know.

> , Please don't construe this as a scare tactic, but you may

want to

> go back into the Totally Hip Discussion Board archives and take a

look at

> some of the postings that address implications m/m surface

replacements have

> for women who want to get pregnant. I'm a firm believer in getting

all the

> info you can before going forward. Best of luck you - the good news

is that

> there are many options out there to consider! Cate

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Cate for gently bringing up the existing doubts on this

issue. This is really a subject where no one in the groups seems to

have first-hand experience. I am wondering if there might be studies

somewhere out there about female athletes that may have had some kind

of metal pins in joints from injuries or some other procedure in which

metal is introduced elsewhere in the body. Maybe I'm really off-base

here but I thought some people had pins put in their ankles after

injury. Maybe these are some kind of metal? I just can't believe

that somewhere out there there isn't a study of metal introduced in

the body and its effects, if any, on pregnancies.

Maybe there is someone out there with a metal/poly surfacing that has

had a child? I will keep looking for first-hand advice. Maybe Chuck

would have a reference on file somewhere......

My initial instinct is to go ahead with the surgery and take my risk.

I already have risks associated with RA so I guess I will be defying

odds anyway if I have a successful pregnancy.

Thanks to all who replied to my " new member on board " posting.

> , Please don't construe this as a scare tactic, but you may

want to

> go back into the Totally Hip Discussion Board archives and take a

look at

> some of the postings that address implications m/m surface

replacements have

> for women who want to get pregnant. I'm a firm believer in getting

all the

> info you can before going forward. Best of luck you - the good news

is that

> there are many options out there to consider! Cate

>

>

>

>

>

> _______________________________________________________

> Send a cool gift with your E-Card

> http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

[Guest guest]

I am wondering if there might be studies

> somewhere out there about female athletes that may have had some

kind

> of metal pins in joints from injuries or some other procedure in

which

> metal is introduced elsewhere in the body. Maybe I'm really off-

base

> here but I thought some people had pins put in their ankles after

> injury. on file somewhere......

Hi

I have an m/m resurfaced hip and metal pins and plates in my

ankle/leg. When I saw Mr Treacy for my 7 week follow up appointment I

was particularly concerned with the poassibility of infection from

dental procedures.... I have more than my fair share!!! He gave me

his thoughts on antibiotics etc. and I told him that I'd had my

pins/plates for 3 years and had not had problems from dental

treatment and would the prosthesis be different. He was momentarilly

taken aback ... a question he had not considered before... but he did

suggest that the nature of the prosthesis ... moving .. as opposed to

static pins/plates could make a difference. I think what I have come

a long way around to say is that I'm not sure that studies of static

metal bits in the body would have great bearing on the effects of

moveable ones. I would guess there would be more chance of metal ion

contamination from a resurfacing.

I do know that Mr Treacy advises that anybody thinking of pregnancy

with m/m resurfacing should be monitored very carefully throughout

pregnancy.

There is one more avenue.... m/m hip prostheses have been around for

well over 20 years maybe there is an older study. Of course it has

never been general practice to replace hips in younger people so

maybe there just isn't any reliable data. It might be worth looking

at 'pregnancy' data rather than 'hip' data for the effect of metal

ions in the bloodstream ... you may get a better insight that way.

Arlene