Progesterone and Progestins

Selected References:

  • Carmichael SL, et.al. 2005. Maternal progestin intake and risk of hypospadias. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159(10):957-962.
  • Check JH, et al. 1986. The risk of fetal anomalies as a result of progesterone therapy during pregnancy. Fertil Steril, 45:575-577.
  • Committee on Drugs. 2001. The transfer of drugs and other chemicals into human milk. Pediatrics, 108(3):776-789.
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics. 2021. rPrediction and prevention of spontaneous preterm birth: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 234. Obstet Gynecol, 138(2):e65-e90.
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  • Duds I, et al. 2006. Population-based case-control teratogenic study of hydroxyprogesterone treatment during pregnancy. Congenit Anom (Kyoto), 46:194-198.
  • Fawzy M, et al. 2008. Treatment options and pregnancy outcome in women with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage: a randomized placebo-controlled study. Arch Gynecol Obstet, 278(1):33-38.
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  • Heinonen OP, et al. 1977. Cardiovascular birth defects and antenatal exposure to female sex hormones. N Engl J Med, 296:67-60.
  • Massai R, et al. 2005. Extended use of a progesterone-releasing vaginal ring in nursing women: a phase II clinical trial. Contraception, 72:352-357.
  • Michaelis J, et al. 1983. Prospective study of suspected associations between certain drugs administered during early pregnancy and congenital malformations. Teratology, 27:57-64.
  • Norman JE, et al. 2009. Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and meta-analysis. Lancet, 373(9680):2034-2040.
  • Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. 2008. Progesterone supplementation during the luteal phase and in early pregnancy in the treatment of infertility: an educational bulletin. Fertility and Sterility, 89(4):789-792.
  • Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. 2012. Evaluation and treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss: a committee opinion. Fertility and Sterility, 98(5):1103-1111.
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  • Silver RI, et al. 1999. In vitro fertilization is associated with an increased risk of hypospadias. J Urology, 161(6):1954-1957.


Progesterone and Progestins

Selected References:

  • Affendi Raja RA, et al. 2022. Review of recent evidence on the management of heartburn in pregnant and breastfeeding women. BMC Gastroenterology, 22:219-229.
  • Courtney TP, et al. 1988. Excretion of famotidine in breast milk. Br J Clin Pharmacol, 626:639P.
  • Garbis H, et al. 2005. Pregnancy outcome after exposure to ranitidine and other H2-blockers. A collaborative study of the European Network of Teratology Information Services. Reprod Toxicol, 19:453-458.
  • Hagemann, TM, 1998. Gastrointestinal medications and breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation, 14(3):259–262.
  • Kallen B, 1998. Delivery outcome after the use of acid-suppressing drugs in early pregnancy with special reference to omeprazole. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 105:877-881.
  • Magee LA, et al.1996. Safety of first trimester exposure to histamine H2 blockers. A prospective cohort study. Dig Dis Sci, 41(6):1145-1149.
  • Matok I, et al. 2010. The safety of H (2)-blockers use during pregnancy. J Clin Pharmacol, 50(1):81-87.
  • Orenstein SR, Shalaby TM, Devandry SN, et al. 2003. Famotidine for infant gastro-oesophageal reflux: A multi-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled, withdrawal trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 7(9):1097-107.
  • Savarino V, et al. 1988. Famotidine has no significant effect on gonadal function in man. Gastroenterol Clin Biol, 12:19-22.
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Progesterone and Progestins

Selected References:

  • Anghelache M, et al. 2022. Multiple sclerosis in pregnancy- current neurological considerations. Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 71(2):55-59.
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 2022. Mayzent Drug Label, Available at: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=44492772-5aed-4627-bd85-e8e89f308bb3
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Progesterone and Progestins

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  • Aleissa MM, et al. 2021. New perspectives on antimicrobial agents: Remdesivir treatment for COVID-19. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 38:248-251.
  • Al-Kuraishy HM, et al. 2023. Pregnancy and COVID-19: high or low risk of vertical transmission. Clin Exp Med. 23(4):957-967.
  • Anderson J, et al. 2020. The use of convalescent plasma therapy and remdesivir in the successful management of a critically ill obstetric patient with novel coronavirus 2019 infection: A case report. Case reports in women’s health, 27, e00221.
  • Arbabzadeh T, et al. 2023. Remdesivir in pregnant women with moderate to severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a retrospective cohort study. Clin Exp Med. 23(7):3709-3717.
  • Budi, DS, et al. 2022. Remdesivir for pregnancy: A systematic review of antiviral therapy for COVID-19. Heliyon, 8(1), e08835.
  • Bertrand K, et al. 2024. Concentrations of remdesivir and GS-441524 in human milk from lactating individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. Pediatric research. 10.1038/s41390-024-03053-2.
  • Burwick RM, et al. 2021. Compassionate Use of Remdesivir in Pregnant Women With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019. Clin Infect Dis. 6;73(11):e3996-e4004
  • Cheema R, et al. 2023. Protecting Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Perinatol. 40(3):260-266.
  • Chen M, et al. 2023. Vaccination and treatment options for SARS-CoV2 infection affecting lactation and breastfeeding. Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine. 28(1) 101425.
  • Clinical Solutions: Remdesivir monograph. Revised 5/7/2020. https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/996767/Remdesivir-Drug-Monograph_28MAY2020.pdf
  • Di Gennaro, et al. 2023. Efficacy and safety of therapies for COVID-19 in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 23(1):776.
  • Dornemann J, et al. 2017. First newborn baby to receive experimental therapies survives Ebola virus disease. J Infect Dis, 215:171–4.
  • FDA’s approval of Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of COVID-19—the science of safety and effectiveness. 2020. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fdas-approval-veklury-remdesivir-treatment-covid-19-science-safety-and-effectiveness?msclkid=172b6876c65d11ec832b5913d0d746c5. Accessed 9 Dec 2024.
  • Frauenfelder C, et al. 2020. Infant with SARS-CoV-2 infection causing severe lung disease treated with remdesivir. Pediatrics. 146:e20201701.
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2022. Remdesivir product labeling. Available at: https://www.gilead.com/-/media/files/pdfs/medicines/covid-19/veklury/veklury_pi.pdf. Accessed 9 Dec 2024.
  • Gutierrez R, et al. 2022. Remdesivir use in pregnancy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 35(25):9445-9451.
  • Jorgensen SCJ, 2021. A review of remdesivir for COVID-19 in pregnancy and lactation. J Antimicrob Chemother. 77(1):24-30.
  • Jorgensen SC, et al. 2022. A review of COVID-19 therapeutics in pregnancy and lactation. Obstet Med. 15(4): 225-232.
  • Lampejo T. 2021. Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID‐19 in pregnancy. Journal of medical virology93(7), 4114.
  • Liu X, et al. 2023. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling of remdesivir and its metabolites in pregnant women with COVID-19. CPT: Pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology. 12(2) 148-153.
  • Molaei E, et al. 2024. Remdesivir: treatment of COVID-19 in special populations. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 397(6):3829-3855.
  • Mulangu S, et al. 2019. A randomized, controlled trial of Ebola virus disease therapeutics. N Engl J Med., 381:2293–303.
  • Naqvi M, et al. 2020.Tocilizumab and Remdesivir in a Pregnant Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Obstetrics & Gynecology. 136(5):1025-1029.
  • Nasrallah, S, et al. 2021. Pharmacological treatment in pregnant women with moderate symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 1-8.
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Progesterone and Progestins

Selected References:

  • Gilboa SM, et al, and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. 2009. Use of antihistamine medications during early pregnancy and isolated major malformations. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 85(2): 137-150.
  • Hansen C, et al. 2020. Use of antihistamine medications during early pregnancy and selected birth defects: The National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011. Birth Defects Res. 112:1234-1252.
  • Mazzotta P, et al. 1999. Treating allergic rhinitis in pregnancy. Safety considerations. Drug Saf. 20(4):361‐375.