I recently wrote an article about how ibuprofen may affect male fertility and now there is a evidence that it could affect female fertility as well. A new study published in the journal, Human Reproduction, suggests that if ibuprofen is taken by a woman early in pregnancy, it may affect her daughter’s future fertility. More specifically, the study suggests …
A new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that ibuprofen alters the endocrine system and has a negative impact on the testicles of young men.
The study looked at 31 men between the ages of 18 and 35. Fourteen of these men were given 600 milligrams of ibuprofen twice a day. The remaining …
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently published new clinical management guidelines for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. The guidelines give options for both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of these symptoms, which more than 50% of patients experience in pregnancy.
Over the past few years, it seems that patients have become more hesitant to use pharmacologic agents to …
Prescription medications can adversely affect male fertility.
Researchers at Stanford determined that certain classes of antihypertensive medications have a deleterious effect on male fertility. Using a national database of insurance claims filed in the US for patients with employer-provided coverage, they extracted data on men who had taken antihypertensive drugs, whose diagnosis or treatment codes suggested infertility. They compared the …
