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Can antibiotics cause miscarriage?
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Depends: Some antibiotics should be avoided when pregnant.
Answered 12/28/2018
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Antibiotics: In and of themselves, antibiotics do not cause miscarriages. However, the bacteria for which the antibiotics are prescribed are sometimes capable of causing an intrauterine infection which may lead to a miscarriage.
Answered 1/22/2019
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