WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: Can anesthesia affect fetus?

Re: Can anesthesia affect fetus?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:04:15 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Donna wrote: >
>My husband had anesthesia today for a wisdom tooth pulled, he was
>completely asleep by a needle in his arm (no idea what they gave him).
>But, my question is, we have been ttc for awhile, and this afternoon he
>felt well enough to have sex (the only time this month), 6 hours after
>being put to sleep. If I did get pregnant today (I ovulated a few hours
>after sex) will there be any chance of my fetus being affected or
>deformed? I am going to worry the whole 9 months if this is my month.
>This is the first time we were able to have sex this close to ovulation,
>so I think this will be my month. Any ideas? Do any drugs the male
>takes affect the fetus?
>Donna

Donna, What a man-able to have sex within six hours of having wisdom teeth removed and under general anesthetic no less. There should be no worries. The agents used for these anesthetic purposes are safe, even when given to mom during pregnancy. It is not likely that the sperm he ejaculated six hours after the procedure were even exposed to any significant degree to the anesthetic agents.

Whoo boy, you da man... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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