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Re: Ativan use before pregnancy was detected

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 07:23:56 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Sherri, 18 wks 1 days, wrote: >
>Om May 5th I was prescribed .05mg of Ativan for anxiety and stress. I
>received a 30 pill supply. I became pregnant somewhere between
>5/15-20th. I didn't find out I was pregnant until 9-10 days after my
>missed period. I took 21 of these pills over the course of a month. My
>doctors seem to joke and suggest that's how I probably became pregnant
>(fertility shots didn't work), but I am worried of the effects (cleft
>palate) it may have had on the embryo? I also had my hair colored, and
>had chest xrays (without being covered with protection) on 5/19, but
>they (my docs) say while the egg/sperm fusion is happening and before
>implantation occurs that the embryo is pretty much protected (?). My
>ultrasounds have looked normal and my BUN study results for Down's and
>Trisomy came back at 1/2078 and 1/10,000. My 20 week u/s is scheduled
>for the 14th of this month and I await my AFP triple screen results this
>week. I'm trying to avoid amnio should everything check out ok. No one
>seems concerned about the early exposure I gave to the baby...But I'm
>still worried. What are your thoughts?
>
>Thanks

Sherri

I would not be overly concerned. This was a very small exposure. However, know that an amnio per se will not pick up cleft palate, the 20 week US will. I agree about the xrays. Fetal damage from xrays seems to be an all or none phenomena-either the baby survives intact or you suffer a miscarriage. Hope this helps.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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