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Medication exposure and spontaneous abortion: a case-control study using a French medical database.

D Abadie, C Hurault-Delarue, C Damase-Michel

    Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
    |September 29, 2015
    PubMed
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    First trimester drug exposure may increase spontaneous abortion risk. Certain medications, including non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors, were associated with higher risks, while H1 antihistamines showed a potential protective effect.

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