Tylenol use in pregnancy linked to reproductive changes in baby girls, study finds
- Female reproductive organ development in infants may be influenced by prenatal exposure to Tylenol, according to new research, though investigators stress that the study does not prove the painkiller is the cause or demonstrate any impact on future fertility.
- Margit Bistrup Fischer, lead author at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, said determining whether these physical variations in infants affect adult fertility or the timing of menopause will require extended, long-term evaluation.
- Fischer noted that women who took Tylenol—also sold as acetaminophen, or paracetamol outside the U.
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- Female reproductive organ development in infants may be influenced by prenatal exposure to Tylenol, according to new research, though investigators stress that the study does not prove the painkiller is the cause or demonstrate any impact on future fertility.
- Margit Bistrup Fischer, lead author at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, said determining whether these physical variations in infants affect adult fertility or the timing of menopause will require extended, long-term evaluation.
- Fischer noted that women who took Tylenol—also sold as acetaminophen, or paracetamol outside the U.
Sources: The Independent