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Article: Aspirin. (Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation).
- Article from:
- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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Because aspirin is widely used, many women are exposed to it before they know they are pregnant.
Moreover, during the last few years, aspirin has increasingly been used in the preventive treatment of various conditions associated with pregnancy, including hypertension, preeclampsia, and repeated miscarriages, especially those associated with autoantibodies. Overall, aspirin hasn't proven to be very effective in preventing repeated miscarriages. It probably has a small effect on preventing preeclampsia and prematurity.
To further address the concerns about aspirin safety during pregnancy, my colleagues at Motherisk and I conducted a systematic review of ...