I saw this article from Fox News on preventing stretch marks,
and paused for a second. Tip number one is, "Using Retin A Cream
(vitamin
A) at the inception of pregnancy, a weight-building program or a growth
spurt is essential to keep the skin hydrated and moisturized." Now, I
sort of remembered that Retin-A was not supposed to be used during
pregnancy because of a risk of birth defects. So I went to the internet
and poked around for reliable information. (Here's my love-hate with
the internet. I adore having easy access to so much information, but
sometimes you find everyone quoting some study and it turns out it was
done on stuffed animals by a guy named Hal in his basement.)
So
did the report just advocate pregnant women use something that causes
birth defects?
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