(NewsNation) — After the Trump administration announced a potential link between autism and the use of Tylenol among pregnant women, healthcare professionals are urging patients to contact their doctors for the best advice for them.

President Donald Trump announced during a news press conference on Monday that “Taking Tylenol is not good,” and said women should not take the over-the-counter drug unless medically necessary.”

Trump said the Food and Drug Administration will be alerting physicians the use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, “can be associated” with a “very increased risk of autism.”

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) disagrees with that assessment and reaffirmed the safety and benefits of acetaminophen for pregnant women shortly

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