It is a serious reference book listing more than 3400 known teratogenic agents from A to Z, including chemicals, drugs, physical factors, gene mutations and viruses. I like that it starts and ...

This review article aims to familiarise the clinician with the ocular manifestations of teratogenic agents, enabling diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary investigations. The principal findings are ...

Documentation of counselling regarding teratogenic effects and discussion of contraceptive issues by the prescribing psychiatrist occurred at a low rate (<50%) in our population studied.

There are billions of potential teratogens, but only a few agents are proven to have teratogenic effects. These effects can result in a baby being born with a birth defect. Approximately 4 to 5 ...

May 18, 2004 — Phenobarbital is significantly teratogenic, according to the results of a six-year registry of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) published in the May issue of the Archives of Neurology.

At the Clinical Meeting of the American Medical Association last December, Ingalls 1 presented a clear and succinct review of the present knowledge of the causes and prevention of developmental ...

Teratogenic drugs cause birth defects by damaging the fetus or placenta or umbilical cord; or by causing uterine contractions. Teratogenic drugs can cause birth defects by- Damaging the fetus ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnancies resulting from assisted reproductive technology (ART) have a higher ...

Giovanny V.A. França, Ph.D., from the Ministry of Health in Brasilia, Brazil, and colleagues reviewed 602 cases. Of these, 76, 54, 181, and 291 were definite, highly ...

Researchers found that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancies had the highest exposure to teratogenic medicines that potentially can harm the fetus ...

These include drugs that have not been shown to be safe during pregnancy, and so-called teratogenic drugs that are linked to birth defects in the developing embryo and fetus. There are reports from ...

These medications are termed teratogenic medications. Teratogens can cause the pregnancy to fail or lead to a developmental abnormality that will be present at birth (birth defect). Animal ...