Trump admin links Tylenol use in pregnancy to increased risk of autism despite mixed studies

[ad_1] The Trump administration said on Monday that using Tylenol throughout being pregnant could also be linked to an elevated danger of autism.

In a press convention on the White Home, President Donald Trump mentioned the Meals and Drug Administration will start notifying physicians instantly that it's "strongly recommending that girls restrict Tylenol use throughout being pregnant except medically crucial."

"They're strongly recommending that girls restrict Tylenol use throughout being pregnant except medically crucial," Trump mentioned. "That is, as an illustration, in instances of extraordinarily excessive fever."

Research on this query haven't proven a direct trigger and impact. Some research level to a doable hyperlink, however main medical teams have evaluated the proof and proceed to suggest acetaminophen because the most secure painkiller throughout being pregnant.

President Donald Trump alongside Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks about autism on the White Home in Washington, Sept. 22, 2025.

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In an announcement, Dr. Steven Fleischman, president of the American School of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), mentioned the medical group continues to suggest acetaminophen because the most secure painkiller throughout being pregnant.

"Solutions that acetaminophen use in being pregnant causes autism aren't solely extremely regarding to clinicians but in addition irresponsible when contemplating the dangerous and complicated message they ship to pregnant sufferers, together with those that might must depend on this useful medication throughout being pregnant," Fleischman mentioned.

"As we speak's announcement by HHS is just not backed by the total physique of scientific proof and dangerously simplifies the various and sophisticated causes of neurologic challenges in kids. It's extremely unsettling that our federal well being businesses are prepared to make an announcement that can have an effect on the well being and well-being of hundreds of thousands of individuals with out the backing of dependable knowledge," the assertion continued.