Open AccessA Prospective Study of Drugs and Pregnancy. 3. Hormones
Author(s) -
Kullande Stig,
Källén Bengt
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347609156917
Subject(s) - maldevelopment , medicine , pregnancy , hormone , prospective cohort study , obstetrics , fetus , gynecology , physiology , endocrinology , genetics , anatomy , biology
. Results from a prospective study in Malmö performed in 1963–65 are used to discuss the possible role of hormonal drugs in human fetal maldevelopment. Appr. 2 per cent of all women that had a child born were treated with gestagens during early pregnancy and slightly more had used Primodos as a pregnancy test. No harmful effect on embryonic development can be demonstrated.