Pregnancies resulting from assisted reproductive technology (ART) have a higher prevalence of exposure to teratogenic medicines.

A literature review was performed to collect information on the role of pharmacogenetics in six proposed teratogenic mechanisms associated with drug use during pregnancy: folate antagonism ...

We conducted a controlled study of pregnant women who used DM, to examine the possible teratogenic risk in humans ... twenty-eight of the women used the drug during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Cocaine (C) is second only to marijuana (MJ) as a recreational drug in the U.S.A. To assess ... Further studies are needed to elucidate the teratogenic effect of cocaine and its derivatives ...

Three mouse embryos, representative of the study, that describes how the teratogenic drug Valproic acid can cause neurodevelopmental birth defects in mice, including microcephaly and exencephaly.

Up to 20,000 babies may have been affected by exposure to valproate since it was introduced. Some, like the government’s ...

Researchers found that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancies had the highest exposure to teratogenic medicines that potentially can harm the fetus ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) IVF and ICSI pregnancies show higher exposure to teratogenic Category D medicines during the first trimester compared to naturally conceived pregnancies, with 4. ...

There is a lack of information on the effects of aflatoxins on the fetus. Our aim was to evaluate the consequences of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) administered during early and late gestation on fetal ...

However, overall prevalence of exposure to teratogenic medicines is low. (HealthDay News) — Pregnancies resulting from assisted reproductive technology (ART) have a higher prevalence of exposure ...