Because Riba can cause birth defects. Since Riba has a long half life, it may take up to six months to be completely out of your system.
Someone said that Topotecan worked better when combined with thalidomide -- don't know much more about it than that, although when I have chemo again (when the Arimidex doesn't hold my counts steady anymore) they are threatening me with topotecan next.
I took one, when I had stomach flu. Then I found out about the heart defects. I threw the rest away. Wasn't worth the risk to me. That's a personal choice though. Doctors are only human. The prescribe meds and procedures knowing that there are risks and some people will be badly effected.
What I am saying is that inadvertant exposure to these medications during pregnancy has never been shown to cause birth defects. One notable exception to this rule is
Thalidomide which is a medication that should NEVER be used, and probably NEVER is used.
I suspect that your doctor has valid reasons for his/her recommendation and I would encourage you to discuss your concerns with him/her if possible.
I hope all goes very well for you!
t smoke while I was pregnant, but morning sickness medications do not have a good history. The drug Thalidomide was recalled after causing wide spread birth defects. Very dangerous stuff!
thalidomide used in the past was thought safe.
The only thing I can think of would be nerve ending damage which can happen while having treatment. Ask your doctor about that. I had it and it is not nice.
It is very difficult to treat, but current therapies include steroids, vitamins, cryosurgery, thalidomide and UVB light. If staphylococcus or other infection is present, then antibiotics may be needed.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps.
Just to be on the safe side. You never know... Thalidomide was once considered safe too, but the result was catastrophic!
How does birth defects happen is it in the family blood? Or what you eat or if you get hurt? I'm suppose to have my very first baby check up Aug 1 I'm 7weeks tomorrow and I just don't want nothing happening to my baby I'm scared to death I'm pretty sure it's to early to determine the baby has birth defects since I'm not to far along but I'll be 13 weeks when I see the doctor.
anyone have a baby or is going to have a baby with gentetic defects and has gone through this scary testing?
Ladies im really concerned and cant get excited because im scared ive caused birth defects to my baby. Before I knew I was taking chinese herbs and also had a typhoid inj as I was goin to bali. I stopped the herbs at 4 weeks but wudda been after implantation. I had the vax the day before ovulation but heard the vax stays in ur system for 14 days. Anyone else worried about medications they been taking or have any advice? I just cry and cant b happy.
In my ultrasound level 2, my baby is having bilateral choroid cysts and echogenic focus on left ventricle.The rest of the body parts are fine and show no defects. My triple test was negative.I have done foetal ECG and its normal. Doctors are telling me that most probably the cyst will disappear by 24 weeks.Though the foetal heart is perfectly normal, is still there is any chance of heart defects due to the echogenic focus. Doctor thinks that aminocentesis is bit risky.
Her surgerian told me whenever i was to get pregnant again i had to drink a higher dosis of folic acid to prevent birth defects, my ob prescribed me folic acid in pills which i have to take 4 of them every day im not taking no vitamins since he didnt prescribed none to me. I have to say im really concern about this pregnancy im so worried. Idk if any of you ladies had gone through something similar to this.
Yeah, milk is definitely not necessary for anyone to drink. If you're worried about calcium Google "foods high in calcium" and you'll see many other options. As the ladies said above, soda isn't necessarily going to cause birth defects, but high sugar intake is not nourishing for mom or baby. I looked it up once and 4gms of sugar is about 1 tsp so one can of Mountain Dew, with 46gms of sug has ELEVEN teaspoons of sugar in it. One can! It's crazy!
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