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from Roger W. Harms, M.D.
If you develop a bacterial infection during pregnancy, antibiotics can nearly always be taken safely. It's important to choose the specific medication carefully, however. Some antibiotics are OK to take during pregnancy, while others are not. Safety depends on various factors, including the type of antibiotic, when in your pregnancy you take the antibiotic, how much you take and for how long.
Here's a sampling of antibiotics generally considered safe during pregnancy:
- Amoxicillin
- Ampicillin
- Clindamycin
- Erythromycin
- Nitrofurantoin
- Penicillin
Certain other antibiotics should be avoided during pregnancy. For example, tetracyclines - such as doxycycline, tetracycline and minocycline - can damage a pregnant woman's liver, discolor a developing baby's teeth and cause various birth defects.
If an antibiotic is the best way to treat your condition - you have a urinary tract infection, for example, or you test positive for group B strep late in pregnancy (in which case antibiotics are given during labor) - your health care provider will prescribe the safest antibiotic at the safest dosage.
You can check his website at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antibiotics-and-pregnancy/AN01145
What else can I help you with?
Can antibiotics prevent a women from getting pregnant?
No it can not. If you are on the pill it will negate the effect so you actually get pregnant.
If you are not on birth control and you are taking antibiotics can it still increase your risk of getting pregnant?
While a few antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills, they don't have any significant effect on whether or not you get pregnant if you are not on the pill.
Can you get pregnant while taking antibiotics?
Antibiotics do not have any significant impact on the effectiveness of birth control methods, such as the pill. If you are taking antibiotics, it is advisable to use an additional form of contraception, such as condoms, to prevent pregnancy.
Is antibiotic like amoxicillin causes not to be pregnant even you have regular intercourse?
No, it can very much cause you TO GET PREGNANT. If you are using birth control medicine like amoxicillin will make your birtch control be way less effective
Can i be pregnant if im on birth control?
Most birth control methods are very effective, but there is always a very slim chance of getting pregnant. For example, condoms can break, and the pills effectiveness can be lowered when taking antibiotics.
Can an inflamed appendix stop you from getting pregnant?
You should get the infection taken care of first. You would be able to take any number of antibiotics if you are not pregnant.
Is it safe for a pregnant girl to take antibiotic in the first month of pregnancy?
An infection is potentially more hazardous to an unborn child than are some of the antibiotics. Your doctor should be told that you're pregnant and then he/she can select an appropriate course of treatment.
Does a girl have to ovulate to get pregnant?
Yes, because it is only there that she can release an egg and if during ovulation she had an intercourse there is a chance of getting pregnant.
Would I still get pregnant the day after my period?
There is always a chance of getting pregnant anytime of the month. Just because it is the day after your period does not mean you can't get pregnant, you can get pregnant on your period as well.
My guinea pig is getting 'plump' and i need to know if she is getting pregnant because she is getting less and less energetic each day and eating more is she sick or pregnant?
if she has been in contact with males, then yes, she is probably pregnant. but if shes never seen a male in her life, then she may be getting fat or sick.
Where in your cycle do you have a high chance of getting pregnant?
chances of getting pregnant
Can bv prevent you from getting pregnant?
BV shouldn't prevent you from getting pregnant.
