Posted on Jun 20, 2017
Has any other Iraqi Freedom vets here suffered from fertility issues?
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Both my wife and I are early 03-04 OIF vets and had an extremely difficult time conceiving and carrying to term ultimately spending almost $30k to have a baby(we are very early pregnant now and praying it sticks) many of our female vet friends who are OIF vets also had multiple fertility issues. I'm wondering if there is something we were exposed to out there that caused this.
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There is no telling what you were exposed to in Iraq. Get to the VA and get them to screen your blood. Make sure you are in the database for the burn pits if you were homesteaded on a base that had a burn pit.
You may have been exposed to anything from depleted uranium, to chemical weapons residue. At one point we were exposed to everything from atropine, to some sort of chemical residue that ate the plastic off my ID card. Hell, the burn pits alone exposed thousands of troops to heavy metal and toxic poisons from the incineration of trash. Could be the constant inhalation of the micro dust and the biotic material contained in that dust. I know several Army vets who have had severe health issues related to the vaccinations that they were given.
The western part of the country was an illegal arms paradise. We found everything from chemical to biological facilities and beyond. Al Taqaddum had extensive issues with the water in Lake Habbaniyah being polluted with chemical weapons that were dumped there by the Iraqis prior to the invasion. Several members of my group have come down with complete liver failure. We don't know what is causing it.
Then there are the naturally occurring biological issues like schistosomiasis which was in the fresh water, or the unknown reason so many people were experiencing early on set arthritis and accelerated degeneration of the lining of the joints.
Get to the VA and demand they screen you.
You may have been exposed to anything from depleted uranium, to chemical weapons residue. At one point we were exposed to everything from atropine, to some sort of chemical residue that ate the plastic off my ID card. Hell, the burn pits alone exposed thousands of troops to heavy metal and toxic poisons from the incineration of trash. Could be the constant inhalation of the micro dust and the biotic material contained in that dust. I know several Army vets who have had severe health issues related to the vaccinations that they were given.
The western part of the country was an illegal arms paradise. We found everything from chemical to biological facilities and beyond. Al Taqaddum had extensive issues with the water in Lake Habbaniyah being polluted with chemical weapons that were dumped there by the Iraqis prior to the invasion. Several members of my group have come down with complete liver failure. We don't know what is causing it.
Then there are the naturally occurring biological issues like schistosomiasis which was in the fresh water, or the unknown reason so many people were experiencing early on set arthritis and accelerated degeneration of the lining of the joints.
Get to the VA and demand they screen you.
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I was OIF in 10-11. My wife and I had some issues with carrying to full term. She miscarried twice before the third time when she carried to full term and delivered a very happy and healthy baby girl.
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No, But good luck. I do know the VA is starting to offer fertility treatments. But I am not sure if it is even ready yet. The Military gives sex changes so why not help you out.
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