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Re: Sedatives and pill

From: Samir Fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:44:40 -0500 (CDT)


At Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Nadia wrote: >
>I have to do a gastroscopy, and i was told i will be given a light
>sedative, to feel no pain during the exam. Is that kind of substance
>going to interfere with my contraceptive pill? I read that Seizure
>Medications Phenytoin (Dilantin) Mephenytoin (Mesantoin) Ethotoin
>(Peganone) Felbamate (Felbatol) Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Barbiturates
>(Pentobarbital, Phenobarbital, Primidone, Secobarbital, Amobarbital,
>Aprobarbital, Butabarbital, Butalbital, Mephobarbital) and perhaps
>Benzodiazepines are going to lessen the contraceptive effect. Do you
>know what kind of sedative would normally be used in gastroscopy? Is it
>between those or it is a completely different thing??? Thanks Nadia
>
>--
>NadiaGiovanni
>
>--
>NadiaGiovanni
>

again ask your doctor

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Samir Aziz MD
Asist.Professor Ob.Gyn
Director Gyn.Oncology
Al-Azhar University-Egypt
Editorial Advisor Obgyn.net(P&B,gyn.Oncology)

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