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Is Primolut Depot Injection Recommended In Case Of Spotting During Pregnancy?

hi doctor, am 5weeks pregnant and I started spotting so I went to the hospital and my doctor placed me on primolut depot injection because the last pregnancy I spotted and at the end I lost the pregnancy so when I started spotting with this current pregnancy so my doctor had to placed me on pimolut depot injection for 6weeks. will it safe my baby? pls help me sir
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Hello,
I have gone through your query and understood the concern. As far as my knowledge goes, Primolut should not be prescribed as a progesterone supplement during pregnancy. This can cause virilization of a female fetus if used at the stage of organogenesis. It can also adversely effect the differentiation of the male sex organs. There are other, safer progesterone supplements like Duphaston, that can be used when needed. Please check with your doctor once again if the drug has been correctly prescribed or not. Since you are spotting, it is essential to take absolute bed rest, avoid all stressful situations and have regular follow up to know the pregnancy status. If the cause of the previous pregnancy loss can be known, it would be more useful. Hope this helps.
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Is Primolut Depot Injection Recommended In Case Of Spotting During Pregnancy?

Hello, I have gone through your query and understood the concern. As far as my knowledge goes, Primolut should not be prescribed as a progesterone supplement during pregnancy. This can cause virilization of a female fetus if used at the stage of organogenesis. It can also adversely effect the differentiation of the male sex organs. There are other, safer progesterone supplements like Duphaston, that can be used when needed. Please check with your doctor once again if the drug has been correctly prescribed or not. Since you are spotting, it is essential to take absolute bed rest, avoid all stressful situations and have regular follow up to know the pregnancy status. If the cause of the previous pregnancy loss can be known, it would be more useful. Hope this helps.