Women who take medicine for a long time should not get pregnant immediately

Women who take medicine for a long time should not get pregnant immediately

Some women have medical conditions that require them to take certain medications for a long time. Some drugs, such as hormones, certain antibiotics, antiemetics, anticancer drugs, psychiatric drugs, etc., have varying degrees of impact on germ cells. It takes about 14 days for an initial egg cell to develop into a mature egg. During this period, the egg is susceptible to the effects of drugs, but some drugs may affect it for a longer period of time. It is best to consult a doctor when preparing to become pregnant before determining the time of pregnancy. Therefore, you should not rush to get pregnant after taking medicine for a long time. Generally speaking, if a woman becomes pregnant 20 days after stopping the drug, it will not affect the next generation.

It is not good for women to get pregnant after stopping birth control pills when they are planning to get pregnant.

(1) Oral contraceptives are hormonal contraceptives, and their effect is several times, even more than 10 times, stronger than natural sex hormones. Therefore, if you stop taking birth control pills and get pregnant, you will be The next generation creates certain flaws.

(2) The absorption and metabolism of oral contraceptives takes a long time. Oral contraceptives enter the human body through the intestines and are metabolized and stored in the liver.

It takes 6 months for the remaining contraceptive pills to be completely eliminated from the body after stopping the pill. Within 6 months after stopping the drug, although the drug concentration in the body can no longer produce a contraceptive effect, there are still adverse effects on the fetus. Therefore, experts warn that if you become pregnant within 6 months after stopping taking birth control pills, you may have a baby with deformities. Women who are preparing to become pregnant should stop taking birth control pills 6 months before the planned pregnancy, and wait until the birth control pills retained in the body are completely discharged from the body before becoming pregnant. During this period, male condoms can be used for contraception.

The contraceptive pills currently used in my country are mainly short-acting oral contraceptives No. 1 and No. 2, namely compound norethindrone and megestrol tablets, both of which are synthetic hormone derivatives. If you become pregnant while taking the drug, the fetus will be affected by synthetic progesterone, which may cause virilization of the female fetus, manifested as clitoromegaly, labial protrusion, etc. It may also cause fetal malformations. The spine, trachea, and esophagus can occur in both male and female fetuses. , anus and limb deformities. The estrogen in contraceptive pills can increase the chance of female infants suffering from vaginal clear cell cancer, cervical adenocarcinoma and other reproductive tract malignant tumors in the future. Therefore, if you become pregnant while taking birth control pills or take birth control pills after becoming pregnant, you should have an abortion as soon as possible to terminate the pregnancy.


This article is provided by Baidu Reading and is excerpted from \”Three Months Before Pregnancy – Pregnancy Preparation Period\” Author: Wang Liru

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