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Suffer Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, On Medication. Is It Safe To Be On Medication And Get Pregnant ?
I am a known patient of Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura since 2 yrs. I am on medication since 2 months as my counts went low and have tapered my wysolone dose to 5 mg per day. My haematologist asked me to continue for another 2 months. My concern is about pregnancy in such conditions. Me and my husband are planning for a baby and we are not taking any preventive measures so is it safe to be on medication n get pregnant or should I wait til I stop the medication. My counts are able 2 Lakh now
Mon, 11 Mar 2013
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Welcome to HCM,
As you are on steroid-Wysolone, it is not advisable to have pregnancy.
After completion of steroid course it is advisable to wait again for some time to eradicate steroid level in blood.
Steroid might cause some problems of developing and growing of fetus.
So after the treatment go for blood checking and go for trying pregnancy.
Ok and bye.
Welcome to HCM,
As you are on steroid-Wysolone, it is not advisable to have pregnancy.
After completion of steroid course it is advisable to wait again for some time to eradicate steroid level in blood.
Steroid might cause some problems of developing and growing of fetus.
So after the treatment go for blood checking and go for trying pregnancy.
Ok and bye.
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As the platelet counts have now normalised, very gradual tapering of steroids with a close watch on the platelet counts may be attempted. If the platelet counts remain good even after stopping steroids, that's good news and you can go ahead with the pregnancy, with careful monitoring of platelet counts during pregnancy. If the platelet counts drop with tapering of steroids and pregnancy is desired, still you can go ahead with pregnancy with as minimal dose of steroid as possible.
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