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Pain Relief Drugs Dangerous For Babies

Most pregnant women experience a variety of  complaints  of pain, such as stiffness, pain around the pelvis, migraine, and so forth. Nevertheless, pregnant women  are advised  to be careful in taking pain medication  for fear interfere with the development of sex organs male babies.

The warning was delivered by the experts that was published in the journal Human Reproduction. According to the study, use of pain medication in the long term can lead to a baby boy so impaired testicular sperm cells produced poor quality and can cause fertility problems.

Pain relief drugs, such as paracetamol, aspirin, or ibuprofen, are widely consumed by pregnant women to cope with pain disorders, especially migraine. Taking drugs such analgesik, especially when taking the two drugs, will increase the risk of testicular disorders.

The most vulnerable period of pregnancy the fetus is a health threat during fetal age 4-6 months. Compared with women who are not taking pain medication, risk taking painkillers was two-fold higher.

The researchers also suspect, the use of pain medication without medical supervision may be the culprit of the increased disorder of reproductive organs in baby boys this past decade. Other factors that also affect the exposure to the chemicals known as endocrine or hormone bully.

"Pregnant women should reduce the consumption of analgesic drugs, even to avoid it during pregnancy,"advises Dr. Henrik Leffers, senior researcher from the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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