Taking bisphosphonates during pregnancy.

نویسندگان

  • Amy E French
  • Nikolay Kaplan
  • Michael Lishner
  • Gideon Koren
چکیده

QUESTION Several of my female patients take bisphosphonates for low bone mineral density (BMD). Two of them are of reproductive age. Are these drugs safe during pregnancy? ANSWER Very little is currently known about the effects of bisphosphonates on human pregnancy. There have been only two reports of bisphosphonate use during late pregnancy. Animal studies suggest that biphosphonates cross the placenta and that the effect is an extension of the expected pharmacologic effect of bisphosphonates on both fetus and mother. Risks and benefits should be carefully weighed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

دوره 49  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003