WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2000: Re: Accutane and early pregnancy

Re: Accutane and early pregnancy

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:51:02 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Amy wrote: >
>I just found out that I am 8 weeks pregnant, and had just started to
>take Accutane about the time of conception. The dosage was low, 10mg
>every other day, and I sometimes forgot to take it. Of course I have
>totally discontinued the use of it, but can't help but wonder what my
>chances are of having a normal, healthy baby. Could you please help me
>with some realistic information about this? Thank you.

You should immediately contact a Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician and go in for a discussion regarding the possible effects and what can be done to identifiy them, if you have any thought of continuing the pregnancy. If not then you should seek out an abortion provider. Accutane is a Pregnancy Class X drug. This means it haws been shown to cause birth defects. These include many different types of problems with the brain and head. I am unable to find out what percent of exposed fetuses get these problems, but I think it is pretty high.

RDB

-- R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

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