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Doxycycline in pregnancy
Without considering my 5 weeks of pregnancy, I had doxycycline for two days to cure my acne. Then I stopped consuming it after my pregnancy got confirmed. Now I am in my 7 th week. Will it affect my baby? I am worrying a lot. Please help me to understand.
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dont worry..with 2 doses usually harmless.But inform it to ur consulting doctor..Dont take any medicine without informing your doc
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Dr. Sujoy Dasgupta
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
16 yrs exp
Kolkata
No it will not. Medicine in early pregnancy will have "all or none" effect. Either baby will be aborted spontaneously because of abnormality or it will become absolutely normal. Do NOT worry.
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Dr. Pratibha Aggarwal
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
35 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi. Doxy is contraindicared in preg . But the side effects are more if taken after 6 weeks . Please keep doing scans as advised and inform the treating doc about the drug intake .
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Dr. Aseemita Debata
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
21 yrs exp
Gurgaon
It is not a safe antibiotics in pregnancy and do we never prescribe it.but anyway you have taken it in very very early stage and for only two days.so please don’t worry now but please get yourself screened by usg in right recommended timing
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