| Teratology Information
Services (TIS) provide information on the
possible risks of exposure to drugs and other exogenous agents during
pregnancy and lactation.
Teratology
Information Services are
consulted by the medical profession and other health care
professionals, some of them counsel lay people as well. Answers
provided are specifically oriented towards individual patients.
Detailed knowledge of dose, time of exposure, adverse effects on the
mother related to the exposure, diseases, previous pregnancies, family
history of the patient and the pharmacological and toxicological
properties of the agents have to be taken into account to make a
specific risk assessment.
When you have a specific question. Please check the
Members
section for the TIS in your area.
A TIS deals with
the following types of inquiries:
Before
pregnancy
- A couple is planning a pregnancy and
is being exposed to drugs/chemicals.
What is the risk?
Should this exposure be changed or stopped?
Does this exposure decrease fertility?
During
pregnancy
- A pregnant woman has taken a drug
before she realises that she is pregnant.
What is the risk?
Would recommending termination of pregnancy be justified?
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