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Supposing this study is further replicated and one wished to avoid paracetamol during pregnancy, what alternatives for pain relief would be recommended?
by erdevs 10y ago
Supposing this study is further replicated and one wished to avoid paracetamol during pregnancy, what alternatives for pain relief would be recommended?
- fifteenforty 10y agoWell, that depends on your individual attitude to the relative risks of each drug. I realise that answer sounds unhelpful, but the alternatives all have risks. Opioids (and tramadol, a opioid that also has other effects) have been variably associated with birth defects, but the evidence is not conclusive[1]. [1] http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(10)02524-X/abstract http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(10)02524-X/abstract