ENDO Messages for September, 2004: Re: Lupron and birth defects

Re: Lupron and birth defects

From: Ginny (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 29 08:57:21 2004

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I am just beginning to learn more about Lupron on the net. When I went through an induced delivery of my stillborn baby in 1990, there was no such thing as the internet.

My baby had holoprosencephaly. Basically, the brain did not divide into two parts or come forward into the skull, so the baby had only one eye and other major facial deformities. It can be caused by hormones. In my case I believe it was caused by the Lupron. My doctor did not test me for pregnancy before I began the injections.

If you are pregnant:

I would get frequent ultrasounds by a genetic malformity specialist. (Not just your infertility specialist.) By genetic, I do not mean inherited from either parent, but an anomaly occuring in the baby's genes.

If you're not, and have 'female' problems anyway, I'd get pregnant when you can. You'll have 9 months to get ready. I ended up adopting 3 boys and spent 11 years in the 80's being a guinea pig for the blossoming infertility business. The only thing I could have done different, or better, with the information then available, was to push the system along more quickly. Every thing they do takes six-nine months of time. And we tend to ignore the havoc it wreaks on our bodies (injections, surgeries, yada yada yada) and our lives (hormones EVERYWHERE).

Good luck and God Bless. My three boys are amazingly perfect pumpkins.

--
Ginny

At Wed, 10 Sep 2003, JAY wrote:
>
>At Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Misty wrote:
>>
>>I received my first Lupron injection last month.  My partner and I think
>>I may be pregnant....we are taking a test tonight.  Does anyone know the
>>chances of birth defects after one injection? Also, has anyone ever had
>>to decide whether to become pregnant before they were ready? My husband
>>and I figured we would wait a couple of years before having a child, but
>>our doctor told us that with the severity of my endo, I will have a 3
>>month window of opportunity after finishing up with the Lupron, and
>>after that, our chances were slim.  Any info would be greatly
>>appreciated.
>
>DID YOU EVER GET AN ANSWER..I AM WORRIED I ALSO HAD MY FIRST INJECTION
>ON 8/7/03 AN FOUND OUT ON 9-8-03 THAT I WAS 1 1/2 MONTH PREGNANT.  WHAT
>HAPPENED PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  ARE THERE ANY SITES??? GOOD LUCK FOR BOTH
>YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND.  THANKS JAY

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