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The word Teratogen, in Greek, means "monster forming". Teratogens in, modern medical vernacular, are agents that interfere with normal development of an embryo. ... Thalidomide is an infamous teratogen. Women can be exposed to this substance while trying to control nausea during pregnancy.
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Teratogens and your pregnancy - avoid the following: Excessive heat (saunas), Herbal treatments, Ionizing radiation, Toxoplasmosis (an infection transmitted from cat?s feces to humans) ... Ionizing radiation: If a doctor orders a test with possible radiation exposure during your pregnancy, he or she must strongly believe...
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www.healthline.com/yodocontent/pregnancy/teratogens.htm...
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Download the Flu Factsheets H1N1Flu (Swine Flu), H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Seasonal Influenza and Vaccine duing Pregnancy and Antiviral Medications to Treat/Prevent Influenza (Flu) and Pregnancy ... (SAN DIEGO) October 15 2009 -The California Teratogen Information Service (CTIS)– a non-profit housed at the University of California,
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www.ctispregnancy.org/
www.ctispregnancy.org/
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We are dedicated to providing accurate evidence-based, clinical information to patients and health care professionals about exposures during pregnancy and lactation. If you have questions about your risks please locate a service near you by clicking on the map above.
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www.otispregnancy.org/
www.otispregnancy.org/
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Teratogen Information Specialists at the Pregnancy Risk Network have access to authoritive databases and medical literature, a team of genetic counselors and network of national experts in the field of teratology (The study of agents that may have harmful fetal effects.)
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www.pregnancyrisknetwork.org/
www.pregnancyrisknetwork.org/
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Detailed information on teratogens and non-teratogenic agents ... If a teratogen has the potential to interfere with the closure of the neural tube, for example, the exposure to the teratogen must occur in the first 3.5 to 4.5 weeks of the pregnancy, since this is when the neural tube is closing.
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www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_genetics/t...
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_genetics/terathub.cfm
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Pregnant women should avoid all contact with teratogens, particularly during the first three months of pregnancy, as this can result in damage to the developing child. For example, alcohol is a teratogen and drinking during pregnancy can lead to a child born with fetal alcohol syndrome.
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www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/teratogen.html
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Timing---the effect of a teratogen on the developing organism depends on what period in the pregnancy (in development) the child is exposed to the teratogen.
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www.umich.edu/~psycours/350/jaeckelj/terats.htm
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A teratogen is any medication, chemical, infectious disease, or environmental agent that might interfere with the normal development of a foetus and result in the loss of a pregnancy , a birth defect , or a pregnancy complication . There are a variety of teratogens that are relatively common.
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www.hon.ch/Dossier/MotherChild/pregnancy/teratogens.htm...
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