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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's somewhat unclear if fiddling with your immune system (i.e. through steroids, intralipids or IVIG) could increase the risk for cancer.  But there's probably not much risk with short-term use.[/quote]

IVIGs have been tested and approved by FDS and are actually used for other conditions. So are the steroids. Why is it all of a sudden "unclear" for infertility patients?[/quote]

I can't speak to other conditions for which IVIG, etc. are indicated but when I started treatment through the Beer Center several years ago, I had to sign a release that I understood that cancer could be one risk of treatment.  See below:

[b][i]VI. What is Intralipid?

Intralipids are a fat emulsion solution used as a nutritional supplement in patients with nutritional deficiencies. It is a synthetic product that has 10% soybean oil, egg yolk phospholipids, glycerin and water. It also contains a small amount of aluminum (25mcg/L).  It is administered intravenously (injected in the vein).

Some recent studies have shown it may decrease the killing activity (cytotoxicity) of natural killer cells (NK cells). [u]NK cells are part of the immune system that helps control infection and cancer growth.[/u] In infertility patients this may improve implantation and successful pregnancy outcome rates. The conventional treatment for increased cytotoxicity is an infusion of intravenous gamma globulin (IVIG).  [/i][/b]

[url]http://www.immunologysupport.com/treatments.html[/url]

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