WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2002: Re: TTC while on Keflex, Valium (dental abscess)

Re: TTC while on Keflex, Valium (dental abscess)

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:43:42 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 20 Feb 2002, L. wrote: >
>Greetings,
>
>I'm TTC right now and would like to know if it is all right to take
>Keflex during ovulation or during the luteal phase in a TTC cycle. (I
>am not techinically infertile, but I was a habitual aborter because of a
>uterine septum, now repaired)
>
>I have what seems to be an abscessed tooth and have been told to wait
>until it gets worse. Basically, I want it taken care of, because it is
>making me sick with a sore throat and malaise, but getting a root canal
>done will probably take a month or two. I have had enough downtime
>following miscarriages and surgeries--if I can TTC through this dental
>siege, I would like to.
>
>Was also wondering if a single, hefty dose of Valium would hurt an early
>conceptus. I can tolerate a tenaculum, an HSG, a laparoscopy,
>unmedicated labor . . . but am a total weenie when it comes to
>dentists. I literally will not be able to stay in the chair without
>some kind of sedative.
>
>Thank you in advance for any answer you might have. I do appreciate it.
>
>Sincerely,
>A total weenie :-)

Dear total weenie, The keflex will not be a problem. The valium used on a single occasion should not be an issue. I agree with proceeding with dental work now. There is increasing literature pointing toward periodontal disease as causing problems with pregnancy... Lynn

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

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