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Re: Melatonin and pregnancy
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Dec 1997 20:19:10 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Karen wrote: >
>I have just found out that I am pregnant, and I have been
>taking 3mg of Melatonin once a day at bedtime. I stopped as
>soon as I found out I was pregnant, but now I am a little
>worried, do you know of any bad effects of Melatonin on unborn babies?
>Thank you very much

I don't believe there are any studies. I'd check with the manufacturer or ask the pharmacist for a number to call for the manufacturers statistics.
As a rule of thumb, most medications, if stopped very early, cause no problems. The specifics of melatonin you'll have to check out.
Good luck.

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