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Re: Ibuprofen

From: samir (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 14:01:51 -0500 (CDT)


At Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Karen wrote: >
>I have looked for this answer and I am still not clear. I have extreme
>back pain from time to time and have unfortunatly been dependant on
>ADVIL (ibuprofen). I am 8 weeks, is it truly safe for the first 2
>trimesters?
>
>I will also look into massage and physio!!
>
>--
>Karen
>

Ibuprofen is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic, it is antiprostaglandin which affect the ductus arteriosus in the heart causing premature closure with subsequent pulmonary hypertension..this effect was shown to be significant after 32 weeks of pregnancy

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