Women trying to become pregnant may want to avoid a popular class of pain relievers and arthritis drugs. The warning comes in a brief editorial in the March issue of Fertility and Sterility. Robert J. Norman, MD, and Ruijin Wu, MD, of the University of Adelaide, in South Australia, point out several studies showing that newer anti-inflammatory pain killers -- called Cox-2 inhibitors -- may interfere with several stages of a woman becoming pregnant. These pain relievers include Bextra, Celebrex, and Vioxx.
