Question

I'm having a hard time choosing a teratogen (anything that causes harm to a fetus), especially since all the easy ones to find ones are all taken--Radiation, Rubella, Syphilis, Hydrocodone, Heroine, Methamphetamine, Methadone, Caffeine, Nicotine, Mercury/Methylmercury, Thalidomide, Toxoplasma, Alcohol, Cocaine, Varicella, Dilantin(Phenytoin) and Cannabis--which I can't do.

I've come up with a list of possibilities, but I'm not sure which ones are the easiest to find information on. I was hoping someone more experienced could help me pick one!

So far my list of possibilities consists of:

Herpes simplex
arsenic
lead
diabetes
aspirin
warafin
Lithium
diethylstilbestrol (DES)
isotretinoin (accutane)

I just need to figure out which one has the most information to find. Feel free to suggest any ideas if you can. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I suggest you google each of these. Then decide which ones have the most information.

To start you out . . .
http://www.google.com/webhp?source=search_app#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=herpes+simplex+teratogen&oq=teratogen+Herpes+simplex+&gs_l=serp.1.0.0i22i30j0i8.32194.32194.1.34847.1.1.0.0.0.0.103.103.0j1.1.0...0.0...1c.1.7.psy-ab.Ukz9JGPE_DA&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=1a56139a491fb62f&biw=711&bih=453