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Re: Proscar and risks of birth defects

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 21:13:21 -0600 (CST)

At Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Edye wrote: >
>My husband was prescribed Proscar for his BPH. I have read that
>pregnant women should not handle the pills.
>
>We are trying to conceive, and I have gotten conflicting information off
>the web about the risks. Are there any increased risks of miscarriage
>and/or birth defects as a result of my husband taking this drug? (We've
>already suffered 2 miscarriages due to Factor V Leiden.)
>
>I've read that traces of Proscar will be in his semen, and that this may
>cause genital abnormalities in a male fetus. Is this true of false?
>
>Please help...

He should ask his urologist. 

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
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Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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