Toxicology

Biography

Kim Strifert was previously employed as a healthcare administrator at the Mayo Clinic, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Office of Academic Analytic Support at Baylor College of Medicine. She is currently affiliated with the Graduate School, School of Public Health, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her recent article \"The link between oral contraceptive use and the increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder\" is available through the Elsevier Journal Medical Hypotheses. The article is of significance to all women and their families as it hypothesizes that the increase in the occurrence of autism coincides with the increase in the use of hormonal contraceptives. It is important because it identifies the lack of medical research into the neuro developmental effects of oral contraceptive use on offspring and calls for further research.

Abstract

Abstract : The link between oral contraceptive use and prevalence in autism spectrum disorder