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Seen Pregnant In Home Test. Bhcg Test Done. The Growth Seems To Be Slow. On Provigil. Will This Medicine Affect The Baby?
Hi mam,
My wife is pregnent and last lmp dt is 15 apr and while checking through test kit on 17 may a light line is showing in that and consulted the doctor she tested Bhcg test and found value 117.6 and she told that growth is slow and giving inj. Provigil 5000 iu every week. is any side effect of this medicine and also tell me that is any abnormality in this case ?
My wife is pregnent and last lmp dt is 15 apr and while checking through test kit on 17 may a light line is showing in that and consulted the doctor she tested Bhcg test and found value 117.6 and she told that growth is slow and giving inj. Provigil 5000 iu every week. is any side effect of this medicine and also tell me that is any abnormality in this case ?
Thu, 30 May 2013
hello,
injection provigil is having Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin and it is given for ovulation induction in patients where the cause is secondary infertility, it appears that your doctor is giving fertility treatment to your wife.
possible adverse affects can be headache, irritability, restlessness, depression, fatigue, edema, precocious puberty, gynecomastia, hypersensitivity reaction and pain at site of injection.The principal serious adverse reactions to hCG (PROVIGIL) include ovarian hyperstimulation, rupture of ovarian cysts with resultant hemoperitoneum and arterial thromboembolism.
injection provigil is having Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin and it is given for ovulation induction in patients where the cause is secondary infertility, it appears that your doctor is giving fertility treatment to your wife.
possible adverse affects can be headache, irritability, restlessness, depression, fatigue, edema, precocious puberty, gynecomastia, hypersensitivity reaction and pain at site of injection.The principal serious adverse reactions to hCG (PROVIGIL) include ovarian hyperstimulation, rupture of ovarian cysts with resultant hemoperitoneum and arterial thromboembolism.
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