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Hi. i'm 10 weeks pregnant and just realised i the tea i drank this morning had some licorice root in there. will that cause a miscarriage? i'm worrie

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Dr. Jacob Petrosky answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Unlikely: However you should avoid this and anything with alcohol in it to drink. You should already have established care with a doctor to monitor you throughout your pregnancy. There isn't anything else you can do, what is done is in the past.

Answered 3/12/2017

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