Does taking medicine before pregnancy have any effect on the fetus?

Taking medicine is a very common thing for ordinary people like us. When we are sick, therapeutic drugs can help us recover better. But it is different for pregnant women. Due to their special physical constitution, it is generally not recommended for pregnant women to take therapeutic drugs, for fear that the therapeutic drugs will have adverse effects on the fetus. So, does taking medicine while preparing for pregnancy have any effect on the fetus?

Because taking medicine during pregnancy, the ingredients of the medicine will be sent to the developing fetus through the umbilical cord. In the early stages of pregnancy, the fetus is still very sensitive and unstable. Therefore, taking medicine in the early stages of pregnancy will have a certain impact on the fetus. When pregnant women take medication during the first 2 weeks of pregnancy, it may cause fetal malformation or, in severe cases, cause immediate miscarriage. During the first two months of pregnancy, if pregnant women take medication, it may have adverse effects on the heart, eyes or other organs of the developing fetus. After the third month of pregnancy, pregnant women taking medication may have adverse effects on the fetus's sexual organs or lips.

Therefore, for pregnant mothers, it is best not to take medication in the early stages of pregnancy to provide a healthy growth environment for the fetus. However, when special circumstances arise and medication must be taken to suppress the condition, it must be taken under the guidance of a doctor to minimize the damage.

Precautions for pregnant women taking medicine

1. Pregnant women should not use OTC drugs at will, and all medications should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

2. You should choose therapeutic drugs that cause less harm to test tube embryos and fetuses.

3. The drug should be used in accordance with the minimum reasonable dosage and the shortest reasonable treatment course to avoid blindly following large dosages and long-term use, and to avoid mutual use of drugs.

4. Unless it is essential for medical conditions, try to reduce medication in the early stages of pregnancy.

5. If partial medication is effective, systemic medication should be avoided.

6. Read the "Drug Instructions" carefully before taking the medicine, and try not to take medicines that are "used with caution during pregnancy and childbirth" and "taboos during pregnancy and childbirth".

7. If the mother's illness causes the fetus to become ill, safe drugs should be used whose concentrations in the fetus and amniotic fluid are close to those in the mother, and both mother and daughter should be treated together.

8. Drugs that have been widely used for pregnant women for many years should be used, and the use of drugs for which it is difficult to determine whether they have adverse effects on test tube embryos, fetuses, and newborns should be minimized. Drugs that have only been theoretically evaluated should be used with caution.

9. When taking medication near labor or delivery, you should consider the effects of the medication on the embryo and the fetus during delivery and the newborn baby after birth.