Over-The-Counter Painkillers Still Subject To Miscarriage Dispute
LatestAlthough previous studies have hinted to the contrary—and it’s certainly unwise to take them during pregnancy—it’s been found that certain common over-the-counter painkillers (NSAID’s) like Advil, Motrin, Aleve and Naprosyn, which have long been a source of concern for pregnant women, are not the definitive culprits of miscarriage. As it turns out, prescription NSAIDs are more likely the cause, as discovered in a study of nearly 3,000 pregnant women conducted by Vanderbilt University. 43% of these women used painkillers around conception or early pregnancy. While 13% of all the women (not just the painkiller users) suffered miscarriages, there was nothing to signify that NSAIDs were detrimentlal to the pregnancy.