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Can An Antibiotic Affect Early Pregnancy?
my wife check the pregnancy kit and found that she is pregnant. She taken some atibiotic drugs in this period of pregnacy because she don t konw that she is got pregnant it is now 15 days form ovulation[The doctor prescribed the atibiotics asked her that whether she is pregnant on consultation and she told that she she is not pregneant]. Is this will affect badly to the fetus?
Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.
Many women accidentally ingest medications or alcohol before they find out that they are pregnant.
However, there is no fetus that even develops before the 7th week or so, so the effects of medications on a developing fetus would not yet be able to pose any harm to the pregnancy.
Furthermore, there are only a few, very strong IV antibiotics that can actually cause significant harm to a developing fetus. So it is unlikely that the antibiotic that your wife was taking was even unsafe during pregnancy. Asking whether a woman is pregnant when prescribing medication is a common routine practice and does not mean that the medication prescribed is in any way.
So in summary, I do not think you need to be worried about the medication your wife took in this very early stage. To enhance the health of her pregnancy, she should follow a well-balanced diet, avoid alcohol, and begin to take a vitamin supplement designed for pregnant women. Your should also choose a prenatal care provider for her and have your first visit about a month from now.
I hope I was able to adequate;y answer your question today, and that my advice was reassuring.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
Many women accidentally ingest medications or alcohol before they find out that they are pregnant.
However, there is no fetus that even develops before the 7th week or so, so the effects of medications on a developing fetus would not yet be able to pose any harm to the pregnancy.
Furthermore, there are only a few, very strong IV antibiotics that can actually cause significant harm to a developing fetus. So it is unlikely that the antibiotic that your wife was taking was even unsafe during pregnancy. Asking whether a woman is pregnant when prescribing medication is a common routine practice and does not mean that the medication prescribed is in any way.
So in summary, I do not think you need to be worried about the medication your wife took in this very early stage. To enhance the health of her pregnancy, she should follow a well-balanced diet, avoid alcohol, and begin to take a vitamin supplement designed for pregnant women. Your should also choose a prenatal care provider for her and have your first visit about a month from now.
I hope I was able to adequate;y answer your question today, and that my advice was reassuring.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
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