title: Tamoxifen and pregnancy.
abstract: Women are conventionally advised to stop tamoxifen before attempting pregnancy. The risks of congenital malformations or late teratogenic manifestations in adulthood are unknown. Following an informed discussion about the uncertainties of tamoxifen exposure on pregnancy women should be offered the choice whether to continue or stop tamoxifen before attempting pregnancy. An unexpected pregnancy in a women taking tamoxifen could continue if the pregnant woman accepts the possibility of a teratogenic effect that tamoxifen could have on the fetus.
authors.affiliation: Breast Unit, Department of Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, Wales, UK. barthelmes@tinyonline.co.uk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barthelmes
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gateley
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000188:drug therapy; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D013629:Tamoxifen