Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the medical term used to describe a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result from drinking alcohol during pregnancy. When a pregnant women drinks ...

Phenytoin is one of the most frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs. Although the vast majority of women with epilepsy have normal pregnancy outcomes, certain fetal anomalies and pregnancy ...

It is sickening and OB-GYNs must stop telling women it is OK to drink a little here and there. It is not OK.” The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) reports FASD affects around 40 ...

What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...

Q: What is Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM)? A: Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a medical subspecialty that focuses on the health of pregnant women and their fetuses during pregnancy, labor ...

Data on the direct relationship between pharmacogenetics and drug-induced birth defects were found for folate metabolism, oxidative stress caused by phenytoin exposure and drug transporters in the ...