This sheet is about exposure to the COVID-19 protein subunit vaccine (Novavax) in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is COVID-19? COVID-19 (short for Coronavirus Disease 2019) is an illness caused by a virus (called SARS-CoV-2). The virus easily spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets that come from our mouths and noses when we breathe, talk, cough, or sneeze. For …
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COVID-19
This sheet is about having a COVID-19 infection in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is COVID-19? COVID-19 (short for Coronavirus Disease 2019) is an illness caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. The COVID-19 virus spreads mostly by close person-to-person contact. When an infected person breathes, talks, coughs, or sneezes, the COVD-19 virus can spread to others who are nearby. The …
Methylmercury in Fish
This sheet is about exposure to methylmercury in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is methylmercury? Methylmercury is an organic form of mercury. Methylmercury is found in water, soil, plants and animals. Methylmercury is different from elemental mercury, the type of mercury that is found in thermometers and some dental amalgams (tooth fillings) and inorganic mercury (which can be …
Fluoxetine (Prozac®)
This sheet is about exposure to fluoxetine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is fluoxetine? Fluoxetine is a medication approved to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, bulimia nervosa, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Fluoxetine has also been used to treat body dysmorphic disorder, hot sweats, posttraumatic stress disorder …
Finasteride
This sheet is about exposure to finasteride in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is finasteride? Finasteride is a medication that has been used to treat male pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). Oral finasteride (a pill taken by mouth) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in males. Finasteride is not approved for …
