PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 2001: Re: Keflex for UTI at 6 1/2 weeks of pregnancy

Re: Keflex for UTI at 6 1/2 weeks of pregnancy

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Sep 2001 11:24:02 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 6 Sep 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have read in your forum that Keflex is a category "B" antibiotic.
>
>I was prescribed this antibiotic when I was found to have a UTI at 6 1/2
>weeks of pregnancy. I was terrified, but I followed the doctor's instructions.
>
>My question to this forum is:
>
>1. Is this prescription "popular"?

Yes

Has it been proven to be safe?

Nothing has been proven to be safe. Studies to determine safety are unethical in pregnant women.

>
>2. Would Macrobid have been safer?

Probably not.

>
>3. Should I had done more research before agreeing to taking the prescribed
>Keflex?
>

No but you should have asked these questions of your Doctor, before you took it.

>4. Do you think it was safe to use during the first trimester?

Yes, I THINK it is and so does your Doctor or he/she would not have prescribed it for you. But nobody KNOWS if it is SAFE.

>
>Thank you for your valued opinion!

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