Migraine drugs (triptans) & birth defects
As a woman living with hormone-induced migraines, reading about a Reuters study that tracked the safety of triptan-based migraine drugs (Imitrex, Zomig, Amerge, Naramix, Maxalt, Axert, Frova and Relpax) on pregnant women, I was encouraged to hear that these medications don't seem to have any link to birth defects.
Over 70,000 pregnant women were tracked and researchers found that "those who used the drugs were no more likely to give birth to a baby with malformations than those who did not use the drugs." However, it was noted that the drugs did cause an increased risk of bleeding problems during delivery as well as an increase in the amount of vomiting during pregnancy - but these may or may not have been caused by the triptan-based drugs.
I know my own migraines are hormone based and there has always been a subtle fear of how my body would react to pregnancy hormones. With this news, I am hopeful that if I were to have migraines throughout a pregnancy, I could have them treated. As many as three of every ten women develop migraines during their childbearing years and I am positive that I will be in that 30%.
Did you suffer with migraines through your pregnancy? Are you concerned about your fertility because of your consumption of triptan-based drugs? Is this positive news for you or are you still concerned that the studies may not be thorough enough?
Did you suffer with migraines through your pregnancy? Are you concerned about your fertility because of your consumption of triptan-based drugs? Is this positive news for you or are you still concerned that the studies may not be thorough enough?
If you did suffer from migraines during your pregnancy, what kinds of techniques did you use to quell the pain? Share them with the community and take this news to your other infertility communities to educate them on the new discoveries!
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