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QUINACRINE IS AN ANTI-MALARIAL DRUG. |
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IT IS BEING USED ILLEGALLY FOR |
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PERMANENT STERILISATION OF WOMEN. |
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QUINACRINE PELETS ARE INSERTED INTO |
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THE UTERUS. THEY BURN AND BLOCK
THE |
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TISSUES AT THE MOUTH OF THE |
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FALLOPIAN TUBES. THE DRUG HAS
NOT |
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BEEN ADEQUATELY TESTED AND HAS A |
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HIGH FAILURE RATE AS A CONTRACEPTIVE |
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QUINACRINE STERILISATION DOES NOT |
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HAVE GOVERNMENT LICENSE. |
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DANGEROUS EFFECTS INCLUDE. |
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GENETIC DISORDERS(MULTAGENICITY) |
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DEPORMITIES IN FUTRUE BABIES |
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(TERATOGENETICITY) IN CASE OF
FAILURE |
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RISK OF CANCER |
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PREGNANCY IN FALLOPLAN TUBES |
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(ECTOPIC PREGNANCY). A
CONDITION |
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THAT CAN BE FATAL |
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MENSTRUAL DISORDERS, SEVERE |
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ABDOMINAL PAIN |
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HEADACHES, BACKACHES, PELVIC |
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INFECTION AND ITCHING |
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NERVOUS DISORDERS. |
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