Laetrile and pregnancy.
Pregnancy in a woman who took laetrile as daily intramuscular injections during the last trimester resulted in a live, term infant. No laboratory or clinical evidence of elevated cyanide or thiocyanate, a pricipal metabolite, could be detected. Neurological evidence of chronic cyanide exposure may not be recognizable in infancy, and long-term follow-up is indicated.
D000328:Adult; D000678:Amygdalin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D003486:Cyanides / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012651:Self Medication; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000378:metabolism
D003486:Cyanides; D013861:Thiocyanates; D000678:Amygdalin