Warning over common over-the-counter cough medicine that may raise chance of getting PREGNANT

Women taking a communal over-the-counter acold medicine are being warned it could get them unexpectedly pregnant. 

Doctors accidental determination is anecdotal grounds taking Mucinex makes it easier for sperm to question done the vagina and scope the egg.

Social media and forums are afloat of women who assertion they conceived portion taking the $1 pill aft years of struggling with fertility.

The mentation is that due to the fact that the cause works by thinning phlegm, it whitethorn besides happening mucus successful the cervix, creating a smoother way for sperm to scope an egg.

However, doctors pass Mucinex tin origin vomiting, dizziness and headaches successful uncommon cases astatine precocious doses. 

A pistillate successful a viral TikTok video claimed she had been 'trying to conceive for years' and 'doing thing and everything' to get large but was unsuccessful until she took a decongestant cause containing guaifenesin, the progressive constituent successful Mucinex. 

User @cassiemadams posted a video stating: 'Trying to conceive for years conscionable to instrumentality Mucinex and get pregnant. [I don't know] what benignant of magic [is] successful those pills but present we are.' 

But portion Cassie was blessed to get pregnant, determination were plentifulness of users who commented they were 'never taking Mucinex again' successful lawsuit it caused an unwanted pregnancy.

A reproductive adept told DailyMail.com determination is nary hard grounds that Mucinex oregon guaifenesin raises the accidental of conceiving, but determination were plentifulness of indirect evidence.

Dr Karen Tang, a gynecological surgeon successful Pennsylvania, posted a video explaining the mentation behind guaifenesin and accrued fertility, saying the constituent is meant to loosen the mucus radical get erstwhile they are sick, which makes it easier to cough it up.

This has led radical to question whether the constituent could marque cervical mucous thinner, which would let sperm to much easy question to scope a woman's egg, fertilize it and nutrient a pregnancy. 

Dr Rachel McConnell from Columbia University's Fertility Center told DailyMail.com cervical mucous astir the clip of ovulation, erstwhile a pistillate is astir fertile, becomes thinner and 'slippery,' which helps sperm travel. 

Because guaifenesin thins retired mucous successful the respiratory tract, the mentation is that women who person heavy cervical mucous whitethorn find guaifenesin besides thins retired that mucous. 

Dr McConnell added: 'Mucinex whitethorn beryllium utile for women who are known to person heavy cervical mucus arsenic the lone origin of their infertility. However, patients indispensable spot their fertility doc to find if Mucinex whitethorn beryllium beneficial successful their case.'

The thought that guaifenesin tin summation the accidental of gestation has been astir a agelong time, but the lone study to beryllium conducted connected it was done successful 1982.

Researchers observed 40 couples who were having occupation conceiving aft 10 months. Researchers took samples of cervical mucous from the women earlier and aft taking guaifenesin. 

Twenty-three couples saw an betterment successful the 'quality' of the cervical mucous and 15 of those couples successfully conceived. However, Dr Tang noted determination was nary power radical successful the survey to comparison the guaifenesin radical to. 

With 2million views, hundreds of radical person commented connected Cassie's video, sharing akin stories. 

User Ahzbah commented: '5 years nary protection, some got sick atrocious 1 week and took Mucinex. Have a blessed 7 period aged now.'

Another, SunshineRnbwSkttlz23, said: 'PCOS and tried aggregate fertility treatments for years...try Mucinex erstwhile and BOOM! 7 months pregnant.'

And portion immoderate welcomed the news, others said their pregnancies were unplanned due to the fact that of the medication. 

TikToker Marcia Hofer commented: 'My Mucinex babe turned 1 successful December, but we weren't trying. I conscionable had a cold.'

Ellie Bagwell claimed she got large portion taking Mucinex adjacent though she was connected commencement control. 

While different added: 'I got sick and present I person a 1 twelvemonth old. They should decidedly enactment that successful the informing label!' 

One commenter called herself 'a unfortunate of Mucinex' portion different said she got large 'except trying NOT TO.'

And others swore disconnected the cause retired of fearfulness they excessively could unexpectedly get pregnant. 

One idiosyncratic commented that she was presently sick and taking Mucinex: 'Don't scare maine similar that.'

Mariska Alexus said: 'Wow that's my spell to medicine too... goodbye everlastingly Mucinex.' 

And Kalico Mermaid expressed her fear: 'Stop - I’m successful betwixt [birth control] refills and I’ve been taking Mucinex due to the fact that I’ve been sick too. Y'all are scaring me.'

In a abstracted video, Cassie said she took the generic mentation of Mucinex bought astatine Target. 

While not the sanction marque Mucinex itself, the store-brand mentation contains the aforesaid progressive ingredient, guaifenesin.

She said she took 1 pill each 12 hours of the extended merchandise version. 

In a 3rd video, Cassie explained she took the medicine for 5 days, opening a fewer days aft her menstrual rhythm ended. 

She added she and her spouse were 'doing thing and everything' to conceive.

Cassie said: 'I judge that that worked. There were lone a fewer things that we changed this past spell around.'

While Cassie did not item immoderate broadside effects she whitethorn person experienced, communal broadside effects of guaifenesin see headache, rash, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and occupation sleeping.

More recently, determination was a 2010 lawsuit study of a 32-year-old antheral being evaluated for infertility. His doc prescribed him guaifenesin. Two months later, a semen investigation showed important betterment successful his sperm number and motility.

The authors wrote: 'Evidence for the effectiveness of guaifenesin is astir wholly anecdotal. Given the mechanics of enactment of guaifenesin, it is not wide from this lawsuit wherefore the diligent demonstrated specified a ample betterment successful some sperm number and motility.'

They called for further probe into the matter. 

Reckitt, the shaper of Mucinex told Good Morning America: 'Reckitt is alert of caller societal media enactment surrounding Mucinex and fertility, and we recognize wherefore determination is heightened involvement successful this topic. 

'As a planetary person successful wellness and hygiene, it is important that we clarify that Mucinex should lone beryllium utilized arsenic intended successful enactment with statement directions. Taking Mucinex for infertility constitutes off-label use.

'Taking immoderate medications extracurricular their approved indications oregon without acknowledging each progressive ingredients whitethorn beryllium harmful. In lawsuit of doubt, we urge women person a treatment with their healthcare professional. 

'Please ever work the statement and information accusation earlier taking immoderate self-care medication.'