Can I get pregnant during the suppository period?

Suppositories are a common method for treating gynecological diseases in women, because when women are sick, they usually have problems in the vagina or the cervix. If you want to cure the disease quickly, you can only send some smeared medicine in. This is the fastest way to treat the disease. And you should try to avoid having sex during the treatment period. If you accidentally get pregnant, it will affect the fetus. So, can you keep the baby if you get pregnant during the period of taking suppositories?

So, how can pregnant women take medicine safely?

1. Pregnant women should not use over-the-counter drugs casually. All medications should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Choose drugs that have little harm to the embryo and fetus.

3. The drug should be used at the minimum effective dose and shortest effective course of treatment, avoiding blindly large doses, long-term use, and combination use of drugs.

4. Unless necessary for medical reasons, try to avoid taking medication in early pregnancy.

5. Read the drug instructions carefully before taking the medicine, and try not to use the medicine that is "for use with caution in pregnant women" or "contraindicated in pregnant women".

Effects of drugs on the fetus during pregnancy:

1-2 weeks after fertilization: The effect of drugs on the embryo is "all or nothing", that is, either there is no effect or there is an effect leading to miscarriage. It generally does not cause fetal malformations. Therefore, when you take drugs before pregnancy or in early pregnancy when you don't know whether you are pregnant, it generally will not have much effect on the fetus. You don't need to worry too much or have an abortion.

3-8 weeks after fertilization (i.e. 5-10 weeks after menstruation): This is called the teratogenic sensitive period. It is the period when the embryonic organs are differentiated and formed. They are very susceptible to external factors such as drugs and can cause fetal malformations. During this period, no medication is needed, including general health products and tonics. If you must take medication, be sure to use it carefully and safely under the guidance of a doctor. If there is a history of medication, prenatal diagnosis (including B-ultrasound) can be performed at 16-20 weeks of pregnancy to further understand the growth and development of the fetus and rule out fetal malformations.

Mid- to late-pregnancy period: During this period, the fetus' organs are basically differentiated and continue to grow. During this period, the possibility of drug-induced teratogenicity is greatly reduced, but some drugs may still affect the normal development of the fetus.

Before delivery: Pregnant women should be very careful about medication in the last week, because when the fetus becomes a newborn, the metabolic system in the body is not perfect and cannot quickly and effectively process and eliminate drugs. Drugs may accumulate in the baby's body and produce symptoms of drug overdose.