Abstract
It seems reasonable to advise that the use of radium and x-ray during pregnancy for treatment purposes be restricted to very clear and urgent indications, and that the use of diagnostic x-ray examinations be not too frequently repeated during pregnancy.In view of the resolutions of the two German societies, it would seem wise, as Nürnberger suggests, that physicians using radio-active agents for the production of temporary amenorrhea should make written records warning the patient and her husband against early subsequent pregnancies and that these warnings should be acknowledged in writing.It seems advisable to interrupt any pregnancy which has been subjected to therapeutic radiation, for it is generally admitted that serious radiation effects on the offspring will result in a high percentage of cases. These effects are proportional to the amount of radiation and are more serious in early pregnancies, though the fetus may be seriously injured at any stage of development.It is to be hoped that no opportunity will be lost to place on record any significant case which shows the effect of radiation on the human offspring together with sufficient data to make the report useful. Cases of carcinoma of any part of the body which are treated during pregnancy with survival of the child are of particular value.
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