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I put cortisone cream on my daughter's mosquito bites. she got a little in my mouth and on my skin. i am pregnant. could this harm the baby?
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No: You make the equivalent of what is in this cream every day in your own body. It is a stress hormone released by your adrenal glands.
Answered 5/10/2017
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