Talk:Autologous blood therapy

Autohemotherapy elucidated

Autohemotherapy is not the same thing as Ozone therapy. The intrinsic nature of each one shows they are irrefutably different, so there should not be any doubt about this theme. In fact, "Autohemotherapy is sometimes performed in conjunction with ozone therapy to treat joint pain due to rheumatoid arthritis or gout. Blood is removed from the patient, enriched with ozone (an unstable form of oxygen that some feel has healing effects) and then reinjected." (Natural Healing Guide). Ex positis, there comes so clear that, although conjunction of both therapies is possible, there is no confusion of one with other.

By the way, it is presented below some concise definitions for "autohemotherapy":

1. Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: au•to•he•mo•ther•a•py [Variant(s): or chiefly British au•to•hae•mo•ther•a•py \-ˌhē-mō-ˈther-ə-pē\; Function: noun, Inflected Form(s): plural au•to•he•mo•ther•a•pies]: treatment of disease by modification (as by irradiation) of the patient's own blood or by its introduction (as by intramuscular injection) outside the bloodstream.
2. Institute of Science: Autohemotherapy, referring here to the immediate intramuscular or subcutaneous reinjection of one's own blood, appears to comprise a compelling therapy option in the absence of others, one that may also merit replacing other (experimental and often risky) attempts at therapy currently in vogue. Since the introduction of this method by Ravaut in 1913, autohemotherapy has been employed in a wide range of disease conditions. Several hundred articles on the subject have been published in mainstream medical journals mostly from the early 1920s through the early 1940s, as listed in the various Index Medicus volumes (generally under the subject category "serum therapy"). Additionally, the subcutaneous or intramuscular reinjection of autologous blood or components is often discussed in the literature without specific reference to the term "autohemotherapy", as may be noted in a number of contemporary examples.
3. Altmeds: "Autohemotherapy is a form of transfusion therapy that is far more common in Europe than in the United States. Its goal is to enhance the immune system's ability to fight disease."
4. Dicionário Digital de Termos Médicos: 1.02915. Autohemoterapia, tratamento com injeções de sangue do próprio paciente por via intramuscular.

• For much more references, Google Search 14:54, 5 April 2009 (UTC) shows about 11,500 entries for "authohemotherapy".

And more...:

1. Autohemotherapy at Pt.Wiki;
2. Autohemotherapy Talk at Pt.Wiki
3. Autohemotherapy, archived file, at Pt.Wiki
4. Autohemotherapy, an appreciation, at Pt.Wiki: [...] "Omitem-se informações fidedignas como a transcrita a seguir: "Relatório clínico-médico nos EUA reporta caso de tratamento bem-sucedido de herpes zoster obtido com a aplicação da auto-hemoterapia" [Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA] (Successful treatment of herpetic infections by autohemotherapy).

Beremiz^Cpa? 14:54, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Tagging for NPOV

Tagging this article for NPOV for the following reasons:

1. It reads strongly pro-autohemotherapy even though autohemotherapy appears to be pseudoscientific. The "History, Rumors, Controversy" section at the moment is particularly filled with weasel words and even sounds like pseudoscience in action.
2. This article has sparse references. There's a reference to an Institute of Science website that however doesn't look particularly respectable, and in fact it feels obliged to defend autohemotherapy as not alternative medicine.
3. Finally there's this article that includes the sentence "Autohemotherapy -- a worthless procedure in which a sample of the patient's blood is withdrawn, exposed to hydrogen perioxide and then replaced -- has also been recommended". Quackwatch, with its authors of doctors and PhDs, appears more reliable than the Institute of Science website linked to.

I'm not against having a topic on autohemotherapy, and I don't claim to be an expert on it, but if nothing else it should be more balanced, including for example charges that it is 'worthless' or a different definition for autohemotherapy (re: Quackwatch quote above).Banedon (talk) 07:55, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

As the article has been gutted, there's nothing pro or con left. Removing the tag. Hertz1888 (talk) 20:16, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Any new content really ought to be supported by a reliable source. bobrayner (talk) 00:03, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

History, rumours, controversy

What is that? The section is too short and it uses very vague language without using any sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.54.148.202 (talk) 11:38, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Potential references

I see no evidence these are actual references as added, but might be work examining to be used as references. --Ronz (talk) 20:15, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

• Ravaut, M. Paul, "Essai sur L'Autohématothérapie dans Quelques Dermatoses", Ann. De Derm. er Syph. 4:292 6, May 1913.

• Moutier & J. Rachet, Autohemotherapy, Presse Méd. 31:708-9, Aug. 15, 1922; ab. J.A.M.A. 81:1476, Oct. 27, 1923

• Merklen, P. & F. Hirschberg, Autohemotherapy in local infections, Bull. et Mém. d. Hôp. de Par. 47: 1081-1086, July 6, 1923; ab. J.A.M.A. 81:1151, Sept. 29, 1923.

• Jones, J. W. & M. S. Alden, Autohemotherapy in dermatology (especially in psoriasis and herpes zoster) , South.M.J. 30: 735 737, July '37

• Editorial, JAMA 111 (1938), p. 343 "INJECTIONS OF WHOLE BLOOD IN PSORIASIS”

• Ross, B., and P.J. Richeson, Intensive autohemotherapy of acne. U.S.Nav.M.Bull. 47:154 155, Jan.-Feb., 1947.

• Schiff, Bencel L., "Autohemotherapy in the treatment of post-herpetic pain", Rhode Island Med.J. 43 (Feb. 1960), 104.

Dailysis

Should we have something on dialysis here? Rap Chart Mike (talk) 13:58, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Interested in finding pictures

This article needs some pictures. The 'vampire facial' portion has lots of popular photos but we need to recruit someone to contribute to wikicommons so we can use the image here. Ideally we would ahve a before, after, day-2 set of pictures for the procedure. Know anyone? Tpanagos (talk) 00:56, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Should Vampire Facial be relocated...

I think it may more properly belong under the Collagen_induction_therapy article. Thoughts? Tpanagos (talk) 00:56, 15 January 2019 (UTC)