{"id":5749,"date":"2013-11-20T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5749"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:53:17","slug":"que-pasa-con-el-paracetamol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5749","title":{"rendered":"Paracetamol en el embarazo: lo que debes saber | IMFER Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El paracetamol es el analg\u00e9sico m\u00e1s utilizado durante el embarazo. Durante d\u00e9cadas se consider\u00f3 pr\u00e1cticamente inocuo para el feto, lo que lo convert\u00eda en la primera opci\u00f3n cuando la embarazada necesitaba tratar el dolor o la fiebre. Sin embargo, en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os varios estudios han cuestionado su seguridad en uso prolongado o en combinaci\u00f3n con otros f\u00e1rmacos, especialmente en relaci\u00f3n con el desarrollo hormonal fetal.<\/p>\n<h2>El estudio que cambi\u00f3 la perspectiva<\/h2>\n<p>Un estudio publicado en la revista Human Reproduction, liderado por el Dr. Ulla Hass de la Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Dinamarca, analiz\u00f3 los datos de 834 mujeres danesas y 1.463 finlandesas que tomaron paracetamol combinado con ibuprofeno o aspirina durante el embarazo. Los resultados mostraron un mayor riesgo de criptorquidia en los hijos varones, una condici\u00f3n en la que los test\u00edculos no descienden correctamente a la bolsa escrotal durante el desarrollo fetal.<\/p>\n<p>La criptorquidia afecta a un 3-4% de los reci\u00e9n nacidos y se asocia, si no se trata, con mayor riesgo de infertilidad masculina y tumores testiculares en la vida adulta. El riesgo fue especialmente pronunciado cuando la exposici\u00f3n al paracetamol ocurri\u00f3 durante el segundo trimestre y cuando se combin\u00f3 con otros analg\u00e9sicos.<\/p>\n<h2>El mecanismo propuesto<\/h2>\n<p>Los investigadores propusieron que el paracetamol, el ibuprofeno y la aspirina pueden actuar como disruptores endocrinos d\u00e9biles, reduciendo la s\u00edntesis de andr\u00f3genos en el \u00fatero. Durante el desarrollo fetal masculino, los andr\u00f3genos son esenciales para que los test\u00edculos desciendan y para la maduraci\u00f3n del aparato reproductor. Una reducci\u00f3n de andr\u00f3genos en el periodo cr\u00edtico del segundo trimestre podr\u00eda comprometer este proceso.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa esto en la pr\u00e1ctica?<\/h2>\n<p>El uso ocasional de paracetamol para tratar un dolor agudo o una fiebre durante el embarazo no est\u00e1 contraindicado. La relaci\u00f3n entre el riesgo de no tratar la fiebre (que tambi\u00e9n puede afectar al feto) y el riesgo potencial del f\u00e1rmaco debe evaluarse individualmente. Lo que s\u00ed est\u00e1 contraindicado es el uso prolongado, habitual o en combinaci\u00f3n con otros AINEs sin supervisi\u00f3n m\u00e9dica.<\/p>\n<p>Ante cualquier duda sobre qu\u00e9 medicamento tomar durante el embarazo, siempre hay que consultarlo con el ginec\u00f3logo antes de automedicarse. Esta regla se aplica al paracetamol, al ibuprofeno, a los antibi\u00f3ticos y a cualquier otro f\u00e1rmaco, incluyendo los de venta libre.<\/p>\n<p>Puedes leer mas sobre este tema en nuestra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/guia-infertilidad-pareja\/\">guia sobre reproduccion asistida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imfer-article-cta-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imfer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consulta con nuestros especialistas en IMFER<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tambi\u00e9n puede interesarte:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/la-consanguinidad-duplicaba-el-riesgo-de-anomalias-congenitas\/\">Consanguinidad y anomal\u00edas cong\u00e9nitas: riesgos y opciones\u2026<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/la-consanguinidad-duplicaba-el-riesgo-de-anomalias-congenitas\/\">Consanguinidad y anomal\u00edas cong\u00e9nitas: riesgos y opciones\u2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El paracetamol es el analg\u00e9sico m\u00e1s utilizado durante el embarazo. 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Sin embargo, en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os varios estudios han cuestionado su seguridad en &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1289,24,7,1286],"class_list":["post-5749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualidad","tag-actualidad","tag-embarazo","tag-fertilidad","tag-reproduccion-asistida","h-entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Paracetamol en el embarazo | IMFER Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paracetamol durante el embarazo: qu\u00e9 dice la evidencia cient\u00edfica sobre sus riesgos, cu\u00e1ndo es seguro y c\u00f3mo tomar decisiones informadas. 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