Effects of gentamicin on pregnant women

Are there any side effects from using penicillin in early pregnancy? Penicillin is an antibiotic. Under normal circumstances, the use of penicillin will cause certain side effects, and penicillin is a drug that is prohibited for pregnant women. Therefore, penicillin should not be used in early pregnancy, otherwise it may cause fetal malformations. The following web editor will give you a detailed introduction to the relevant situation.

Does penicillin have any effect on pregnant women?

Penicillin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic, mainly used to treat bacterial infections, especially infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It is an antibiotic that has been used for a long time. The side effects of penicillin mainly include: leg twitching, rash, fever and muscle cramps. The more common symptoms include decreased English hearing, tinnitus or a feeling of roundness in the ears (ototoxic side effects), hematuria, significantly reduced urination frequency or decreased urination, poor appetite, extreme dry mouth (nephrotoxicity), unsteady gait, and dizziness (ototoxic side effects, affecting vestibular function; nephrotoxicity). After stopping the medication, you may experience decreased English hearing, tinnitus, or a feeling of roundness in the ears. Therefore, when using penicillin, the dosage and taboos must be strictly followed.

If a woman uses penicillin during the embryo implantation stage, generally during this period the fetus has not yet begun to grow and develop, only the embryo implants, and the fetal bud and embryonic leaf are growing, so taking the medicine is relatively safe. However, penicillin belongs to the aminoglycoside class and is prohibited for use by pregnant women. If used during pregnancy, it can cause congenital deafness and vestibular function damage in newborns and have a destructive effect on kidney function. Therefore, the use of penicillin in early pregnancy may increase the risk of fetal malformation.

Medication standards for early pregnancy:

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

2. Choose medicines that are less harmful 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, avoiding blindly following the trend of large dosage, long-term use, and mutual use of drugs;

4. If it is not necessary for medical conditions, try to reduce medication in the early stages of pregnancy;

5. If partial medication is possible, systemic medication should be avoided;

6. Read the "Drug Instructions" carefully before taking the medicine, and try not to take medicines that are "cautioned to use during pregnancy and childbirth" or "taboo during pregnancy and childbirth";

7. If the mother's disease causes the fetus to become ill, safe drugs should be used whose drug concentrations in the fetus and amniotic fluid are close to those in the pregnant mother, so that both mother and daughter can be treated together;

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

9. When taking medicine near the time of labor or delivery, the effect of the medicine on the fetus during production and the newborn baby after birth should be considered;

10. DNA non-destructive testing technology can be used to distinguish and understand which drugs can be safely used during this period.