What is acnetane?

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im 17 and 2 months pregnant.im using acetane for my skin and would like to now what shoud i do now?

* As far as i remember, from what my dermatologist told me.... you shouldn't be using this stuff while pregnant. Check with your dermatologist as well but im 99.9% sure that you should stop. Congrats on the pregnancy :)

Contraception and pregnancyIsotretinoin must not be taken in pregnancy because of a very high risk of serious growth abnormalities in the baby.

It should not be taken during breast-feeding as it enters the breast milk and might affect the baby.

You must tell your dermatologist if you think you may be pregnant before you start on isotretinoin. If you intend getting pregnant within the next six months or so, you should not take isotretinoin.

All females who could biologically have a child should take the following precautions during treatment with isotretinoin and for four weeks after the medication has been discontinued:

• Abstinence. The most reliable method of avoiding pregnancy is not to have sex. No method of contraception is completely reliable. "Natural" family planning is particularly risky.
• If sexually active, two reliable methods of contraception should be used. Discuss contraception with your doctor (general practitioner, family planning specialist, gynaecologist or dermatologist). The combined oral contraceptive, IUD (intrauterine device) combined with condoms or "the injection" (medroxyprogesterone or Depo-Provera) may be suitable. Isotretinoin may reduce the efficacy of these medicines in some women, and they are not 100% reliable. Subcutaneous hormone implants or Mirena® may also be considered.
• A prescription for emergency contraception (a high dose of progesterone, trade name Postinor®) can be obtained from a medical practitioner (GP or family planning clinic) or accredited pharmacy. It prevents 85% of pregnancies if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse.
• If your contraception fails, termination of pregnancy (an abortion) may be advised if pregnancy arises during treatment with isotretinoin or within a month of discontinuing it. Do not put yourself in this situation!

Isotretinoin has a very high chance of resulting in a spontaneous miscarriage or a severe birth deformity if a fetus is exposed to it during the first half of pregnancy. The deformities affect the growth of tissues developing at the time of exposure to the drug:

• Cranium (skull and brain)
• Cardiac (heart)
• Eye, ear
• Limbs

Males and females. Do not give blood while you are on isotretinoin or for a further four weeks after you have discontinued it, in case your blood is used for a pregnant woman.

Males. Isotretinoin has no effect on sperm or male fertility and has not been shown to cause birth defects in children fathered by men taking it. No specific contraceptive precautions are necessary for men.

Children. Children can take isotretinoin if necessary to control severe skin disease.