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Originally posted by christyz
[b]Welcome to the Metformin Forum!
Met is a CLASS C drug (
http://www.inciid.org/transcripts/coulam071399.html), which means it is commonly known as safe to a fetus, but has had few long term studies, so some are understandably hesitant to continue it during pregnancy. The most recent human studies are showing taking Met during pregnancy decreases the high miscarriage rate of PCOS women (
http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/metformin.html#pg) It is also showing a decrease in the incidence of gestational diabetes in PCOS ladies: (
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/432639_3).
After doing research on my own, I've found this information to be questionable. In my research, I've found Metformin to be a Pregnancy Class B drug.
http://my.webmd.com/hw/drug_data/d03...p?bn=Metformin.