On Monday, President Donald Trump discouraged pregnant women from taking acetaminophen products such as Tylenol and repeated debunked claims linking the drug and vaccines to autism.

Dr. Kristen Lierle, board chair for the Committee to Protect Health Care and a practicing OB-GYN, refuted Trump’s claims and said there is no evidence that Tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism.

Lierle noted that Tylenol and similar products are among the few options pregnant women can use to address fevers and pain.

"Tylenol taken during pregnancy does not cause autism. This is incredibly frustrating for me as a physician, but my patients are scare," she said. "They're hurting. There are few things that pregnant people can use and acetaminophen is something that most people use at some point in their pregn

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