What over-the-counter and prescription drugs are not safe to take during pregnancy? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a system to rate drugs in terms of their safety during pregnancy. This system rates both over-the-counter (OTC) drugs one can buy in a drug or discount store, and drugs your spouse’s health care provider prescribes. But most medicines have not been … [Read more...] about More Pregnancy Questions – What over-the-counter and prescription drugs are not safe to take during pregnancy?
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More Pregnancy Questions – What about taking natural medications?
What about taking natural medications, or herbal remedies, when my spouse is pregnant? While some herbal remedies say they will help with pregnancy, there have been no studies to figure out if these claims are true. According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, there have been very few studies to look at how safe and effective herbal remedies are. … [Read more...] about More Pregnancy Questions – What about taking natural medications?
More Pregnancy Questions – Should my spouse avoid medicine?
Should my spouse avoid taking any medicine while she is pregnant? According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, whether or not your spouse should continue taking medicine during pregnancy is a serious question. But, if she stops taking medicine that she needs, this could harm both her and the baby. An example of this is if she has an infection called … [Read more...] about More Pregnancy Questions – Should my spouse avoid medicine?
More Pregnancy Questions – Miscarriages
I have heard that some women who were pregnant between 1938 and 1971 were given a drug called DES to prevent miscarriages that is now known to cause cancers. Would my spouse be affected if her mother took this drug? The synthetic (or man-made) estrogen, diethylstilbestrol or DES, was made in London in 1938. DES was used in the U.S. between 1938 and 1971 to prevent … [Read more...] about More Pregnancy Questions – Miscarriages
More Pregnancy Questions – Is medicine safe for my wife
It can be hard for your spouse to plan exactly when she will get pregnant, in order to avoid taking any medicine. Most of the time, medicine a pregnant woman is taking does not enter the fetus. But according to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, sometimes it can, causing damage or birth defects. The risk of damage being done to a fetus is the greatest in the first … [Read more...] about More Pregnancy Questions – Is medicine safe for my wife