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Re: Risks of bactrim during pregnancy

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 20:17:08 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Meg wrote: >
>I am 12 weeks pregnant and my doctor's office has just prescribed
>Bactrim for a UTI they found on a routine urine culture. I have never
>had a UTI before that I know of and I have no symptoms that I am aware
>of. The prescription came with a warning about taking when pregnant,
>and on searching the forums here I see that some doctors would not
>choose Bactrim during pregnancy. My questions are, What exactly are the
>risks of taking Bactrim during pregnancy? What are the alternatives to
>Bactrim, and is there some reason my doctor would prescribe this for a
>first time UTI if there are risks during pregnancy? I have had lots of
>trouble getting and staying pregnant so I am very worried about any
>risks to the pregnancy. Thanks.
>
>--
>Meg
>

There is possible teratogenic risk from trimethoprim being folate antagonist.choose another drug according to culture and sensitivity of urine test.

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