Key result
Electroconvulsive therapy administered during the first trimester of pregnancy was followed by a spontaneous abortion after the third session in an 8-week pregnant woman.
Population
1 young woman, 8 weeks pregnant
Design
Case_report
Authors
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ECT in early pregnancy may warrant caution for miscarriage risk; single case leaves open causality and generalizability.
This case report highlights a potential risk of spontaneous abortion following electroconvulsive therapy in the first trimester of pregnancy.
MORENO et al. (1998) studied this question. Electroconvulsive therapy administered during the first trimester of pregnancy was followed by a spontaneous abortion after the third session in an 8-week pregnant woman.
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