Yes, you heard that just right. The old reliable companion for pain management can have untoward potential as revealed by recent research. A recent review article published complied three research done on rodents. While an animal study might seem to not have potential to immediately modify your clinical judgment, it still warns physicians as most results from animal studies have been successfully reproduced in clinical trials involving human subjects.

Previous studies have shown that antenatal exposure to paracetamol can affect the development of the male reproductive system in the fetus. Now, these recent three new studies showed that paracetamol can have its reach on the female reproductive system as well. The studies revealed that when pregnant rodents were administered with paracetamol (equivalent dose to pregnant human female for pain relief), they produced female offspring with…