... I was extremely healthy before and during my pregnancy and had one shot of RhoGAM during pregnancy and one shot of RhoGAM after delivery. My child is now 8.5 months and it seems as though my immune system is completely shot. I seem to catch everything and anything I'm close to despite all the hand washing and vitamin taking and it seems to take a whole lot longer for me to get over an illness than before I was pregnant. I was 31 when I had my baby, should my immune system be this bad eight months after labor? Is RhoGAM the cause?
Does RhoGAM have long term effects on your immune system?
Question posted by mariewmoore on 28 May 2013
Last updated on 20 April 2024
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I've written an account of my experience below My brother and I were given a lot of antibiotics young. They effected my brothers teeth but other than that he was very healthy til recently. My mother just took us off the antibiotics when I was 4. I am 62 and my brother is 59. I was first so I was not affected at birth. My brother however had a couple blood transfusions, premature and could not come home til he was 4 weeks old. I started getting boils on my nose, ears, back and even one on my eye lid that left me with scar tissue In eyelashes. It was horrible. Then at 9 my period start and the horrible Grade 5 acne on my back. Still have it today. Barbell like cysts that are connected to each other. Press on one and another opens. If you can get anything out of them the smell is so rancid you want to leave the room. This acne did not change as I grew older it spread. I've had cyst in my vagina, ovaries and one in my breast that I looks like a knot when I have mammograms.
My brother who is very athletic has a very compromised immune system. If cat scratches him he needs IV antibiotics for a week. Now he has blood coming out of his penis. It's been going on for nearly 2 weeks. He has excellent doctors and they cannot find a thing wrong. Both of us have had relatively healthy lives till we got to 55/60 years. My mother is still with us and very healthy. I have never been able to find any long term life studies on RH babies. If anyone knows of one please put it in this column.
Oh my god, I can't believe this! I thought it was just me, until I found this article now. Since I've given birth to my little girl and have been given 2 shots of anti d, I feel like a completely different person and not in a good way at all! I've noticed the symptoms as soon as I gave birth. I get ill more often (used to be ill once a year before pregnancy), got eye vision problems, chest pains, shortness of breath, swollen ankles and sooo many other symptoms I have read above. This is unbelievable and made me want to get checked immediately! I really feel like an old woman, even though I'm only 20!
I would very much like to know what this antifungal probiotic is, I have suffered for 38 years with an autoimmune issue that countless doctors have misdiagnosed. All of my problems started after the birth of my first child, I'm RH- and he is RH+ and the blood mixed. I have also been told I have very high levels of mercury and lead in my blood with no answers as to how it got there. Already had all of my fillings replaced with porcelain thinking that's where it came from. My gut keeps telling me ALL of my health issues go back to my first pregnancy and the shot!
I have recently been thinking about this. I have developed allergies and health issues since my kids were born. I had reacted to the Hep B shot given in high school (1996 + 1997) well forced upon me. I ended up with chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia hypoglycemia, and borderline anorexic because I couldn't eat without feeling sick. I asked many questions and was assured it was fine no toxic crap. I found out 2 days ago there is and now I am connecting the dots. I am very upset our son also has multiple allergies and was on chemo for a rare immune disorder 5 years ago. Both boys are positive. He is ok now. My kids are not vaccinated ever. My kids are 11.5 and almost 8. I know stress has been a major factor but I am not tolerating much and my friend wants me to get tested for autoimmune disorders. I have done some cleanses on and off for past 10 years which i think have helped. But its frustrating to think this all started when i had my kids from the shots they made us get.
I was healthy prior to my only RhoGAM shot, in 2005, which was administered during my first pregnancy.
While I was still pregnant I began have symptoms of oddly shaped stool with blood on it. My OB said it was probably just internal hemorrhoids.
By the time my son (who is rh -) was a few months old I was having severe IBS type symptoms and still bleeding.
Several months later I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (which is considered an autoimmune disease) and I have suffered from it ever since.
I absolutely believe my UC was caused or triggered by the RhoGAM shot and I regret it daily.
I have UC too and currently take Entyvio infusions. I can not tolerate most medications and if I can tolerate them, they do not work. I really think this topic needs more research. We all have such similar issues.
I received my first shot of RhoGam in 1970 after the birth of our first daughter, second in 1973, and last shot 1978. Our second daughter born in 1973 developed a gamma gobulin immune problem, asthma, various lung and breathing problems, rash from not tolerating certain foods or contact with certain trees, grasses, leaves, in other words her whole immune system was compromised. When asked if RhoGam could have caused this reaction I was given the answer that there was no data to support it. So she was on a regimen of shots until she was 6 yrs old. Today that daughter struggles with very low iron, and still catches every germ she comes in contact with. I have developed several autoimmune problems, celiac being the most prominent. Where is the research to see what has happened to those early mothers and babies born after Rhogam was administered? And the safety of this drug now?
Hello Ladies, What a confusing time to have things going wrong with our bodies and yet not knowing why. I have been working from Home as a Natural Therapist for 20 years. Most of what I have learnt has been from my own health challenges and those of others. I too have a A- blood type. I have had 5 pregnancies. 2 of them were with babies with A+ Blood type and both times I had Toxemia and kidney’s failing. I ended up having about 6 shots of the Anti D after nearly dying. I could feel the pain in my bum for 18 months afterwards. All sorts of health challenges since that pregnancy and 2 miscarriages afterwards. I have always believed that this was a factor but told it wasn’t. My body has stored the toxins in my fat cells so as to keep them from affecting my vital organs. Our intelligent bodies really are amazing. I have recently learnt of an amazing technology that I am about to start using.
I have high hopes it is going to restore my cellular health and enable me to finally rid my body of the toxins and subsequent inflammatory responses which have caused, thyroid, fibroids, cysts, adenomyosis, lipomas etc. If anyone is interested to know the results, I am happy to be contacted. Hope others are finding answers and living healthier lives. My one pregnancy without any problems (perfect from end to end) was my daughter who is O- blood type. She is now 27 and has not had children yet. I hope these things I have found will help her before she has her children.
Dear Ladies,
Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. This is the only site where I actually can find this kind of info with real dialogue from moms searching for answers. With both pregnancies I received Rho-gam shots - and who knows how many.. had aminocentesis with the first one, and cvs with the other; one baby was Rh negative and the one Rh positive. I wonder what the Rhogam effects on my Rh-negative child were... I recall he did have jaundice at birth..
Also mild hypothyroid catapulted into severe fatigue after 2nd child but no doc checked me for this. I was pretty disabled and functioning on 50% or less power for years.
I also wonder about the connection between the Rho-gam and ability to breast feed which I could not do with either child even though strong maternal history of breast feeding.
I am a medical-nutritional researcher involved now with this very topic of autoimmune disease related to the Rho-gam shot. I knew it contained mercury and considered it a source of this serious toxin but never considered the implications of the other components of the injection. I don't know of any serious research on long-term effects on the mother of Rhogram ,but Iwill scour the medical literature to find out.. hope to get to the bottom of it...
Would love to talk more with you if you would consider sharing please contact me at sylvia@drsylviaonusic.com
My website (now being revised) drsylviaonusic.com
Am now focusing exclusively on mothers and children.
In relation to Rhogam I am also looking at related topics SLE (lupus), Sjogrens Syndrome, and blood anemias and bilirubin (kernicterus in newborn), G6PD etc.
Thanks. Sylvia
I am very interested in the new technology you mentioned. I have 2 sons that are RH+ and received RhoGam shots during and after both pregnancies. I had never considered my longterm health issues were related to that, but it sounds very likely. My mother, who is also RH- suffers from many more issues than I do and she also received the shots.
Thank you,
Tina
@ Dr Sylvia "I don't know of any serious research on long-term effects on the mother of Rhogram", why would you think that this shot should have any more tasting then any other vaccine, NO VACCINE WAS EVER DOUBLE BLIND PLACEBO CONTROLLED TASTED!!!
I was born with RhFactor and had 2 transfusions at birth, severe jaundice. I have researched effects long term of those born Rh+. I had surgery for scoliosis age 11. was diagnosed with narcolepsy age 15 (which comes with a ton of issues). Problems with arthritis in knees. Back problems escalated over years, degeneration, etc. and had scoliosis revision, disc replacements etc surgery 2.5 yrs ago. If I were to seek out diagnosis I feel sure I have fibromyalgia. Have also felt my thyroid is compromised. I know I also have weak adrenals, etc. I have food allergies and intolerance. I have not had flu shot in 20 years because I was so sick that year. I have huge responses in my body most noticeable with my narcolepsy symptoms. But I am now on a journey of healing my body. I am 43. Almost 2 years ago I found Dr. Robert Morse's website and hundreds kf YouTube videos. I am on a couple groups on FB that support what Dr.
Morse is trying to teach to others about food, our bodies, the lymphatic system, cell regeneration and detoxification. He is brilliant. I don't quite jive with everything he says when he talks about his spirituality but definitely have seen improvements in myself and feel very confident in his knowledge and those in his practice and in testimonials of people healing all the time. Please look him up! It's amazing to me to now see the correlation of my health journey even beginning from day 1. Keep going with your instincts you beautiful moms out there!!! It's time for us to claim our health back and quit letting the allopathic community and health care system bully us and lie to us for their gain. They're not even taught the truth. That's the saddest part.
I am interested in the immune effects on offspring. Young Daughter developed GBS which is autoimmune. Females are more prone to these and must guard health. Cannot ever have a flu shot. Also has hyperhidrosis which is an apparent side effect. Wonder if the risks outweighed any benefits and if there have been legal challenges.
I also have an autoimmune disease & have to take thyroid meds since getting the rhogam shot! Ugh. Its been a nightmare.
I believe this rhogam shot had a drastic affect on my health. Autoimmune issues started after receiving Rhogam shots. My daughter also had a severe autoimmune reaction and almost died in 2013. Her immune system went haywire and there were no explanations as to why. She had to be at a children’s hospital for nearly 6 months and on chemo to suppress her immune system for over two years. She is still not cured. Why haven’t there been any long term studies on this toxic shot that I was told was absolutely mandatory 22 years ago when I was pregnant?? I really think if men were affected, there would be long term studies on this.
Rhogam is quite toxic as they have not removed all the mercury from it even though they claim it has been removed. (This has been confirmed in testing by Health Advocacy in the Public’s Interest (HAPI) ) They also added aluminum which dramatically increases the toxicity of mercury. Do some more research. Rhogam is very toxic. I have had severe health issues ever since getting a shot several years ago. That prompted me to do a lot of research. Rhogam can actually cause the illness it’s designed to prevent. They lead you to believe it’s absolutuly necessary for your babies survival but that is a lie. Best wishes.
Have u found anything to alleviate ur symptoms has it gotten any better?
I have researched this at length. I believe there to be a connection between when an Rh negative mom gives birth to Rh positive baby--- that's when we tend to see the most health issues following that pregnancy. In both the mom AND the baby. It's almost like when the blood crosses, that it can throw your body into an autoimmune fit.
Food allergies, asthma, joint issues, stomach problems, to name a few. I have found something that has helped a lot of people I'm connected with. It's an antifungal probiotic and it's powerful. If anyone has any questions, you can message me!
Could you please message me about this. I would like to get more feedback about this. If we could personally email about this please respond to me and I will send email. Thanks Jess and Josh
Please please please send me info on this love. I have had like 5 of them. My second child was rh+ and my 3rd miscarried very early. I am struggling so bad it's crazy. Drs. Here are seriously a crock. Thank you so much!
I am desperately seeking the answers to my autoimmune issues and just so happened to see if there were long term effects of the Rhogam shot I received when my son was born almost 38 years ago. I have asthma, joint issues, stomach problems, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia to name a few! If you know of something that helps... please let me know!
Thank you!
Please can u tell me more about the antifungal probiotic
Could you send me information on the Anti fungal Probiotic you have found? Thank you.
Could you please post the info about the antifungal/probiotics? I have had 7 Rhogam shots and have suffered for 27 years. Thank you.
Can u please contact me I would like to know been very sick since rhogam shot
Can anyone tell me the name of the antifungal probiotic to take for immune disorders caused by the RhoGam shots?
Can you please add me and let me know ? I have been sick every week with allergies since the rhogam shot 2 years ago
Please also send me the information.
If you think it was rhogam, it probably was. I haven't found a single long term study because no one is interested in them. I also have suffered from severe thyroid disfunction ranging from hyper to hypo since having my 5th shot of rhogam. Within a week of my third shot I began having severe allergic reactions to nothing in particular. It's gotten progressively worse as I'm now up to 5 shots with my next shot scheduled in less than 3 weeks. I finally connected the dots and have noticed a trend in quantity and severness in the reactions, the last one sending me to the er. Allergic reactions are immune disfunctions. Hypothyroidism is 90% of the time linked to the auto immune disease hashimotos. Do I think there's a connection? Yes! But I have no idea if not getting the shot at 28 weeks is necessary, nor the last shot after I give birth considering this will be my last child. If I am correct and my reactions become worse, I may end up dead and then what use of a mother am I. Will post more if I find out any more info.
why would you think that this shot should have any more tasting then any other vaccine, NO VACCINE WAS EVER DOUBLE BLIND PLACEBO CONTROLLED TASTED!!!
I have a suspicion and would like to know more about the effects of Rhogham on the immune system. my pregnancy was a healthy experience with no constipation, and no vitamin deficiencies. after pregnancy My health and immune system took a turn for the worst. My thyroid was testing high then low and I was constantly I'll. After 1 year and dozens of tests and trips to doctors and specialists I discovered I had developed an allergy to garlic and onions. Could this have something to do with Rhogham ?
I do too! This happened after my last pregnancy. I have learned that I have a sulfite allergy issue!! I can't consume onions, garlic, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, without swelling or getting hives! Also my mood swings to being agitated.
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