Teratogenic Drugs

This study pertains to the health of women and embryo, preconception and during pregnancy, when exposed to potentially teratogenic drugs. Stated in the introduction of the study, teratogenic drugs may in fact pose a major threat to the embryo due to its destructive nature in some cases. These drugs are capable of causing abnormal changes to the normal growth of the embryo or fetus, thus leading to improper function and/or structure. At such early stages of growth, these changes are almost always irreversible. In more severe cases, the mother must resort to abortion or a premature birth, which is often associated with mental and/or physical disabilities. This information is known, based off of previous studies that have shown a direct correlation of ingesting teratogenic drugs and complications in pregnancy. Over the years, the number of women who consume these harmful drugs have reduced due to the increased awareness of the effects some of these drugs can have on a growing embryo/fetus. However, based on previous studies, the publisher was able to hypothesize that the women who did ingest significant amounts of these teratogenic drugs, would …show more content…
I learned that it’s very important to watch what you are taking when you are trying to conceive way in advance and throughout your whole entire pregnancy. Even medications or things you are exposed to every single day and can have a detrimental effect on your developing baby. There are many teratogens out there and they can cause delay in your developing baby, prematurity, growth problems, and social problems. I think the study seemed pretty accurate with the study’s they found in how many women were taking prescribed medications that could be potentially dangerous and harmful to the fetus. It actually surprised me that about fifty percent of women were taking prescribed medications and less than thirty five percent weren’t taking any at