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Can I Get Pregnant While Being On 'heparin' For DVT?

I am a DVT Patient from past 3 years. It has begins when I was pregnant. I have taken low molecular heparin daily 10000Unit (5000 Unit for after 12 Hours). But baby was live for only 10 days after delivery. It happened around 2007. Now Can I try to pregnancy with heparin? Will it succeed? My husband is a auto driver. He have fear with this problem please help me.
Fri, 27 Jan 2017
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Hi,
Heparin is a medicine that prevents blood from clotting or in common man's words, "makes blood more watery". This will only improve the blood supply to baby.This medicine will not affect the baby as it does not cross the placenta .
Mostly when you started Heparin last time , blood flow to baby was already affected & you might have had high Blood pressure , Baby had low birth weight & low water level around it, Maybe premature also ( Cesarean ?).
Anyway before you attempt for next pregnancy meet a High risk Obstetrics Specialist, get completely investigated. Many causes are diagnosed before pregnancy only.
Oral medicine is available for DVT when you are not pregnant. You have to do switch over when pregnant, can be done by High risk Obstetrics Specialist.
Also plan delivery in a center with very good Neonatal ICU , if in case.
You can definitely try for pregnancy when fully investigated
All the best
Dr.Balakrishnan
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Can I Get Pregnant While Being On 'heparin' For DVT?

Hi, Heparin is a medicine that prevents blood from clotting or in common man s words, makes blood more watery . This will only improve the blood supply to baby.This medicine will not affect the baby as it does not cross the placenta . Mostly when you started Heparin last time , blood flow to baby was already affected & you might have had high Blood pressure , Baby had low birth weight & low water level around it, Maybe premature also ( Cesarean ?). Anyway before you attempt for next pregnancy meet a High risk Obstetrics Specialist, get completely investigated. Many causes are diagnosed before pregnancy only. Oral medicine is available for DVT when you are not pregnant. You have to do switch over when pregnant, can be done by High risk Obstetrics Specialist. Also plan delivery in a center with very good Neonatal ICU , if in case. You can definitely try for pregnancy when fully investigated All the best Dr.Balakrishnan