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    Aug 12, 2007, 04:20 AM
    Lyrica and birth defects
    What kind of birth defects were found when men take lyrica?
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    Aug 17, 2007, 07:19 AM
    Lyrica is categorized as Pregnancy category C. It was not studied in pregnant women. However, this medication was studied on rats and rabbits. Increased incidences of fetal structural abnormalities, lethality, growth retardation, and nervous and reproductive system functional impairment, were observed in the offspring of rats and rabbits given Lyrica during pregnancy.

    Source: PDR drug information for Lyrica.
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