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10. Also, miscarriages are common - as many as 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 08:04 AM

Feb 2016

http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/pregnancy-miscarriage

According to the March of Dimes, as many as 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage -- most often before a woman misses a menstrual period or even knows she is pregnant. About 15-25% of recognized pregnancies will end in a miscarriage.

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Is it really Zika Virus, or is it Monsanto? [View all] Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 OP

That sadly makes some sense. TDale313 Feb 2016 #1

Well, there IS this, from the article: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #7

I don't think it does. Try reading FactCheck on the topic of zika Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #13

Monsanto SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #2

Conspiracy theory territory 21st Century Poet Feb 2016 #3

I am no longer surprised at these stories.....nt 2naSalit Feb 2016 #4

We live in a toxic soup JFKDem62 Feb 2016 #5

I hope they can get to the bottom of it with concrete proof, whatever the cause. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #6

Zika has now been implicated in miscarriages in two women in the US, and one US microcephaly case NickB79 Feb 2016 #8

Looks like they were exposed to the pesticide in the same place they were exposed to Zika. bananas Feb 2016 #9

Also, miscarriages are common - as many as 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage bananas Feb 2016 #10

FWIW, Monsanto does not own Sumitomo Chemical, which is an independent company muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #11

Right. I didn't see the Monsanto connection. progressoid Feb 2016 #15

This doesn't seem very plausible at all. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #12

Zika wouldn't be the first disease to cause microcephaly either NickB79 Feb 2016 #14

There are some big problems with this claim. HuckleB Feb 2016 #16

EXPERT REACTION: Is a pesticide, not Zika virus, causing microcephaly? (Not likely.) HuckleB Feb 2016 #17