More than 500 families want to sue a Moscow clinic for treating…
More than 500 families want to sue a Moscow clinic for treating autism with hormones, peptides, stem cells, and deworming.
Consensus
- More than 120 families are preparing legal action against the Moscow clinic 'PlanetaMed'.
- Parents report that their children's conditions worsened after treatment at 'PlanetaMed'.
- The clinic treats autism using parasite cleanses, stem cells, hormones, peptides, and intravenous ozone therapy.
- Clinic founder Vasiliy Generalov claims mental health problems in children are caused by parasites.
- Parents report that the clinic removed negative reviews from its website.
- Psychiatrist Stepan Krasnoshchekov has received around 20 complaints from patients after treatment at 'PlanetaMed'.
- Experts warn that unindicated hormone use and anti-parasitic therapy can cause liver damage, impaired growth, and reproductive issues.
- Procedures such as saline enemas and testosterone/progesterone administration were used without medical indications.
Points of divergence
- One mother reported her son's condition worsened after anti-parasitic treatment, with development regression lasting over half a year; he was prescribed a strong neuroleptic afterward. — vm
- A patient developed toxic hepatitis after medication; another child experienced insomnia and tantrums two years post-treatment. — riamo
- The clinic's founder claimed that masturbation in childhood causes mental health problems, which is not mentioned in other sources. — tg_mash
- One child received stem cell therapy costing 650,000 rubles and became hyperactive and unresponsive to speech. — vm
- The clinic's treatment included ozone infusions and sodium chlorite enemas for over a year in one case. — riamo
Coverage (3 sources)
- Scandal surrounding 'PlanetMed' clinic: how autism was treated there and why parents complain — Вечерняя Москва
- Doctors at a Moscow clinic treated autism patients with deworming — РИАМО
- More than 500 families want to sue Moscow clinic for treating autism with hormones, peptides, stem cells and detoxification... — Mash