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Taking Warfarin For DVTs, Not Good During Pregnancy. Can It Affect Male Fertility?
Hi, my partner has had 3 dvts and now has to take warfarin for the rest of his life, his inr is stable. He saw his consultant today who mentioned pregnancy and warfarin not being good but couldn t explain why. I have done some research and it only looks to be a problem for females. Can you confirm if taking warfarin will effect male fertility? many thanks
I completely understand your concern and happy to tell you that warfarin only affects baby when it is/was taken by mother and not by father.
In support to your research, warfarin given to mother during pregnancy, increases birth defects, like skeletal abnormalities (also termed as foetal warfarin syndrome- hypoplasia of nose, eye socket, hand bones, and growth retardation). It can also cause CNS defects, foetal hemorrhage, foetal death.
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Taking Warfarin For DVTs, Not Good During Pregnancy. Can It Affect Male Fertility?
Hi, welcome to healthcaremagic. I completely understand your concern and happy to tell you that warfarin only affects baby when it is/was taken by mother and not by father. In support to your research, warfarin given to mother during pregnancy, increases birth defects, like skeletal abnormalities (also termed as foetal warfarin syndrome- hypoplasia of nose, eye socket, hand bones, and growth retardation). It can also cause CNS defects, foetal hemorrhage, foetal death. Hope this will help you.