IslandBreeze
Castaway
Hi
I'm one of those people who always reads the patient info leaflet before I take any medicine. I've a lousy headache today and wanted to take an ibuprofen. As it's a brand I've not used before (Tesco) I read the leaflet to check the dosage was the same as I'm used to and it says:
Ibuprofen belongs to a group of medicines which may impair fertility in women. This effect is reversible on stopping the medicine. It is unlikely that these tablets used occasionally will affect a woman's chances of becoming pregnant: however she should consult her doctor before taking this medicine if she is having problems becoming pregnant."
Is this new? I've taken ibuprofen for headaches for years and I've never read this before. I'm not TTC at the moment but I probably will be in a few months and found this interesting. I know you can't take it when pregnant but I'd never heard there was a chance it could stop you getting pregnant. I was lucky enough to get pregnant straight away last time and avoided medicines while TTC but I think next time we try I'll be steering clear of the ibuprofen just in case. Does anyone know of this or what research it's based on?
I'm one of those people who always reads the patient info leaflet before I take any medicine. I've a lousy headache today and wanted to take an ibuprofen. As it's a brand I've not used before (Tesco) I read the leaflet to check the dosage was the same as I'm used to and it says:
Ibuprofen belongs to a group of medicines which may impair fertility in women. This effect is reversible on stopping the medicine. It is unlikely that these tablets used occasionally will affect a woman's chances of becoming pregnant: however she should consult her doctor before taking this medicine if she is having problems becoming pregnant."
Is this new? I've taken ibuprofen for headaches for years and I've never read this before. I'm not TTC at the moment but I probably will be in a few months and found this interesting. I know you can't take it when pregnant but I'd never heard there was a chance it could stop you getting pregnant. I was lucky enough to get pregnant straight away last time and avoided medicines while TTC but I think next time we try I'll be steering clear of the ibuprofen just in case. Does anyone know of this or what research it's based on?