What to do if you take medicine for an unexpected pregnancy

If the couple does not plan to have children or the pregnancy is caused by some other reasons, they can take some contraceptives the next day after having sex. If you find that your menstruation has not come in the second month, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. If you do not want the baby, you should consider abortion. The time of abortion must be controlled before the baby is three months old, otherwise it will cause great harm to the pregnant woman's body.

What should I do if I took a lot of medicine for an unexpected pregnancy?

1. If a woman takes a lot of medicine for an unexpected pregnancy, she should first consult the doctor in time to see if there are any medicines that are prohibited for pregnant women. If there are, and the pregnant woman takes a lot, it may cause the baby to develop deformities, so the pregnant woman must decide whether to keep the baby under the doctor's advice.

If the medications you are taking do not indicate that they are prohibited for pregnant women, and considering that they will have little effect on the baby's development, you can continue the pregnancy, but you need to strictly follow up with each pregnancy checkup, including Down syndrome screening at 14-19 weeks of pregnancy, four-dimensional color ultrasound prenatal fetal anomaly screening at 22-26 weeks of pregnancy, and if necessary, amniocentesis and umbilical cord blood analysis at 16-20 weeks. This will help clarify the baby's development in the uterus. If the baby is found to be abnormal, the pregnancy should be terminated in time.

Can I still have a baby if I take medicine while pregnant?

2 Whether taking medicine when a woman is pregnant will affect the baby depends on the time of taking the medicine. If the medicine is taken within 28 days of pregnancy, it is called the safe period. If there is no sign of miscarriage, it means that the medicine has no effect on the embryo and the baby can be kept. If the medication is taken between 29 days and 8 weeks of pregnancy, this is the high-sensitivity period and the embryo is most sensitive to the effects of the drugs. Teratogenic drugs can cause fetal malformations. If medications that have a greater impact on the fetus are taken at this time, pregnant women should consult a doctor in time and undergo detailed follow-up examinations to see if they can keep the baby.

The 30th day to 3rd month of pregnancy is the sensitive period for fetal teratogenicity and medication should be taken with caution

When a woman is between 30 days and 3 months pregnant, the embryo begins to enter the stage of organ differentiation. Taking medicine during this sensitive period may cause fetal malformations. There are different sensitive periods for the development of fetal organs: the sensitive period for heart development is generally believed to be the 30th to 45th day after conception. If pregnant women take medication during this period, the medication may affect the normal development of the fetal heart; the sensitive period for fetal limb development is generally the 24th to 46th day after conception; the development of the central nervous system runs through the entire fetal period and has an impact until after birth. Therefore, the first three months of a woman’s pregnancy are generally considered to be a sensitive period for drug-induced teratogenicity, and any drugs that can be avoided should be avoided as much as possible.

Tips

If a woman does not plan to have a baby, she must take safe and effective contraceptive measures during sex. If she does plan to have a baby, she should not take any medications, come into contact with any toxic objects, or prevent radiation within three months before pregnancy.