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Does zactac (or ranitidine) cause infertility in women? some women in vietnam are afraid to take zantac (ranitidine) because some vietnamese doctors claimed such.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ranitidine/ fertilit: Effects of intravenous administration of ranitidine hydrochloride on the fertility of the male and female rats]. [Article in Japanese] Kamada S, et al . J Toxicol Sci. 1984 Jun;9 Suppl 1:13-28. Ranitidine has not been associated w/ fertility in rats In very high doses may effect rat fetus. Cimetidine( tagamet) another H2 blocker affects sperm f/u/ w doc

Answered 11/27/2017

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