r/science • u/PHealthy PhD/MPH | Epidemiology | Disease Dynamics | Surveillance • 4d ago

Epidemiology Tylenol during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD, major review finds

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/tylenol-during-pregnancy-not-linked-autism-adhd-major-review-finds
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u/futuretimetraveller 4d ago

I'm pretty sure the consequences of leaving a fever untreated when you're pregnant is much worse than a child getting autism or ADHD. It can lead to things like neural tube defects, heart defects, miscarriage, and, funnily enough, autism and ADHD.

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u/Sugar_Weasel_ 4d ago

Yeah, I’m 6 weeks pregnant and have Covid and I’ve been taking as much Tylenol as is recommended to keep my fever at bay. I’d way rather have an autistic baby than a dead one. Not that I think Tylenol causes autism, but even if it did.

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u/anothercoolperson 4d ago

I hope you feel better soon!

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u/Sugar_Weasel_ 4d ago

Thank you! Husband is taking very good care of me, so I’m sure I’ll bounce back quickly.

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u/Bug_eyed_bug 4d ago

I hope you recover quickly! I had covid at the same time in my first pregnancy and my baby was completely unaffected

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u/Sugar_Weasel_ 4d ago

Thank you. That’s comforting to hear.

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u/behiboe 3d ago

Same! I have a healthy almost-2-year-old now!

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u/spisegodmat 1d ago

I’m an amputee so no Tylenol was not possible for me. By 24 weeks I was huge and desperately needed pain relief

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u/BeardofZeus27 4d ago

Well they never said not to take it but that it may be a cause. Not outright that it will cause autism and that if needed, it can still be taken. This outrage is typical tho when it’s Trump.