New pregnancy exposure website.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDAabbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) Office on Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. has updated its web-based listing of pregnancy exposure registries. These registries are prospective, observational studies observational studies, n.pl an investigational method involving description of the associations be-tween interventions and outcomes. Outcomes research and practice audits are examples of this investigational method. that collect information on women who take medication during pregnancy. They provide important information on the effects of drug exposure on fetal development. The Office on Women's Health's pregnancy exposure registry site provides links to 32 registries for specific medical products and conditions, including HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome , epilepsy, and cancer. The website also lists all drugs or vaccines used in a specific disease registry. To access the list and get more information, see: http://www.fda.gov/womens/ registries.default.htm. |
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