The findings come following an analysis of nine previous reviews that looked at 40 related studies, as well as one study<\/a> recently cited<\/a> by the Trump administration when instructing women not to take Tylenol during pregnancy and promoting an unproven relationship between Tylenol, vaccines and autism<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Trump<\/a> had told people not to take the drug, the new review<\/a> concluded that existing evidence \u201cdoes not show a clear link between in utero exposure to paracetamol and autism and ADHD in offspring.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cConfidence in the findings of published systematic reviews on maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy and risk of autism and ADHD in offspring, with a very high overlap of primary studies, is low to critically low,\u201d the researchers, from institutions in the U.K., Spain and Australia, explained.<\/p>\n Seven of the reviews included in their assessment warned about the potential for bias and the impact of unmeasured components in the studies, and only one review included studies that appropriately accounted for genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors tied to the disorders.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n A new review of dozens of previous studies has found that existing evidences doesn\u2019t show a clear link between taking Tylenol and autism and ADHD in children (Getty Images\/iStock)<\/p>\n After adjusting for those factors in that review\u2019s studies, the observed link between Tylenol and the risk of autism in ADHD \u201cdisappeared or reduced,\u201d the researchers found.<\/p>\n While the analysis had some limitations, including that the reviews assessed differed in scale and methodology, the researchers said it revealed \u201cthe lack of robust evidence linking paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism and ADHD in offspring.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe current evidence base is insufficient to definitively link in utero exposure to paracetamol with autism and ADHD in childhood,\u201d they wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reacting to the review, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists told The Independent on Monday that the results are not surprising and that there is still \u201cno causal relationship between the prudent use of acetaminophen in pregnancy and autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring,\u201d meaning the drug has not been found to cause autism.<\/p>\n \u201cAcetaminophen is one of the few options available to pregnant patients to treat pain and fever, which can be harmful to pregnant people when left untreated,\u201d Dr. Christopher Zahn, the group\u2019s Chief of Clinical Practice, said. \u201cWhile this latest news should be reassuring to patients, as always, any medication taken during pregnancy should be used only as needed, in moderation, and after the pregnant patient has consulted with their doctor.\u201d <\/p>\n When asked about the review\u2019s findings, the American Academy of Family Physicians pointed The Independent to a previous statement<\/a> that said linking vaccines to autism is \u201cunproven and dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis analysis reinforces what we\u2019ve said all along \u2013 taking acetaminophen does not cause autism,\u201d a spokesperson for Tylenol-maker Kenvue said in an email.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has told reporters that the evidence is \u2018not sufficient to say [Tylenol given in pregnancy] definitely causes autism\u2019 (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Experts also told The Independent in September<\/a> that advising women not to take Tylenol is \u201csimply highly irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n Since then, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has told reporters<\/a> that \u201cthe causative association \u2026 between Tylenol given in pregnancy and the perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism. But it is very suggestive.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere should be a cautious approach to it,\u201d he said, speaking just a day after Texas moved to sue Kenvue<\/a> over the purported link.<\/p>\n In a statement, HHS said it \u201ccontinues to encourage clinicians to exercise their best judgment in use of acetaminophen for fevers and pain in pregnancy by prescribing the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration when treatment is required.\u201d<\/p>\n Tylenol, which has been sold widely for decades, is the safest known drug to take during pregnancy for fever and pain.<\/p>\n \u201cThe conditions people use acetaminophen to treat during pregnancy are far more dangerous than any theoretical risks and can create severe morbidity and mortality for the pregnant person and the fetus,\u201d Dr. Steven Fleischman, the president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, wrote in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[97,243],"class_list":{"0":"post-285232","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-medication"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iStock-665431824.jpeg\")
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