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Has anyone else been approached to take part in a medical trial while pregnant?
Saw the consultant today and agreed to take part in a trial (providing I fit after gtt tests on Thursday). Testing metaformin (could be on the placebo anyway) which is already well tested as safe during pregnancy, and is looking to see if it will help reduce weight gain during pregnancy in the overweight, and reduce likely weight of baby and improve their health longer term.
It's difficult with medical trials as you certainly don't want to risk yourself of babe but in this instance I think that there is virtually no risk and the potential for quite a few benefits for both myself and babe.
Certainly should be interesting, doesn't require much difference from what I'd normally be doing during pregnancy.
I couldn't do it if it was a totally untested drug on humans, but certainly raised interesting points about when do you or don't you consider doing things like this.
Saw the consultant today and agreed to take part in a trial (providing I fit after gtt tests on Thursday). Testing metaformin (could be on the placebo anyway) which is already well tested as safe during pregnancy, and is looking to see if it will help reduce weight gain during pregnancy in the overweight, and reduce likely weight of baby and improve their health longer term.
It's difficult with medical trials as you certainly don't want to risk yourself of babe but in this instance I think that there is virtually no risk and the potential for quite a few benefits for both myself and babe.
Certainly should be interesting, doesn't require much difference from what I'd normally be doing during pregnancy.
I couldn't do it if it was a totally untested drug on humans, but certainly raised interesting points about when do you or don't you consider doing things like this.
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Interesting how things change as the research I did certainly seemed to suggest it was fairly common to take it now.
Good luck with the trial and keep us posted x