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Will Pregnancy Despite Taking I-pill Cause Fetus Development Problems?
Question: I am diabetic (9years old).Taking insulin 14 and 10(human mixtard).
My hb1ac is 7.9(tested today)'.wt 48 kg and ht 5.1
I took ipill but got pregnant.It is 5 weeks 4 day old.(unplanned pregnancy)
Can I go ahead with my pregnancy as I am worried about foetus development.Will i have healthy baby?
Or should I terminate as chances are high that my baby will have abnormalities
Please advice
My hb1ac is 7.9(tested today)'.wt 48 kg and ht 5.1
I took ipill but got pregnant.It is 5 weeks 4 day old.(unplanned pregnancy)
Can I go ahead with my pregnancy as I am worried about foetus development.Will i have healthy baby?
Or should I terminate as chances are high that my baby will have abnormalities
Please advice
Brief Answer:
You can continue the pregnancy
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. I pill is emergency contraceptive pill and contains levonorgestrel and is not known to have any teratogenic effect on the fetus, if taken in first trimester of pregnancy.
However, since you are also having diabetes mellitus risk of spontaneous abortion and congenital anomalies are increased. The risk is more if level of HbA1C is more than 7.
You can continue the pregnancy, but keep your blood sugar within normal range by proper insulin dosage.
Moreover, you should get a detailed anomaly ultrasound at 18-20 weeks to rule out any congenital anomalies.
Hope you found the answer helpful . Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards,
Dr Deepti Verma
You can continue the pregnancy
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. I pill is emergency contraceptive pill and contains levonorgestrel and is not known to have any teratogenic effect on the fetus, if taken in first trimester of pregnancy.
However, since you are also having diabetes mellitus risk of spontaneous abortion and congenital anomalies are increased. The risk is more if level of HbA1C is more than 7.
You can continue the pregnancy, but keep your blood sugar within normal range by proper insulin dosage.
Moreover, you should get a detailed anomaly ultrasound at 18-20 weeks to rule out any congenital anomalies.
Hope you found the answer helpful . Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards,
Dr Deepti Verma
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Hi Doctor,
if i will terminate now will it be safe?
Will it affect my future pregnancy?
how it will affect my body?
As waiting 18-20 week means 5 months then it will be be stressful to terminate if any defects found.
if i will terminate now will it be safe?
Will it affect my future pregnancy?
how it will affect my body?
As waiting 18-20 week means 5 months then it will be be stressful to terminate if any defects found.
Brief Answer:
Safe to terminate
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX thanks for responding. Yes, you can terminate the pregnancy either by medical or surgical method of abortion. It is safe to terminate the pregnancy. Medical method is effective in98% of cases of less than7 weeks and is preferred method. However, since you are diabetic, liver and kidney function test needs to be done to assess whether the drugs used for medical method can be given or not, otherwise surgical method will be resorted to.
There will be no effect on your body and future conception and pregnancy, if the abortion is without any complications.
Hope you found the answer helpful. Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards,
Dr Deepti Verma
Safe to terminate
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX thanks for responding. Yes, you can terminate the pregnancy either by medical or surgical method of abortion. It is safe to terminate the pregnancy. Medical method is effective in98% of cases of less than7 weeks and is preferred method. However, since you are diabetic, liver and kidney function test needs to be done to assess whether the drugs used for medical method can be given or not, otherwise surgical method will be resorted to.
There will be no effect on your body and future conception and pregnancy, if the abortion is without any complications.
Hope you found the answer helpful. Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards,
Dr Deepti Verma
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Answered by
Dr. Deepti Verma
OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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