Pregnancy
Light therapy with blue, red, and mixed blue-red light are likely safe during pregnancy.
Important! Any form of light treatment may reduce your levels of folic acid, so be sure to talk to your doctor before you start light therapy.
Category: No category assigned by FDA
Category A
Adequate and well-controlled studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy (and there is no evidence of risk in later trimesters).
Category B
Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women.
Category C
Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.
Category D
There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.
Category X
Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use of the drug in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits.
Breastfeeding
Excretion into human milk: No
Important! Any form of light treatment may reduce your levels of folic acid, so be sure to talk to your doctor before you start light therapy.
References
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- Tsoukas, M., Adya, K., Inamadar, A. & Pei, S. Light-based therapies in acne treatment. Indian Dermatology Online Journal 6, 145 (2015).
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