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Is There Any Risk In Conceiving After Radiation Exposure?

I'm going to have a pet scan of pelvis, abdomen, and torax.... i'm sure i'm not pregnant rigth now.... but after the scan i want to start trying to conceive..... there is any risk of conceive an abnormal baby after the exposure to the scan radiation? do i have to wait? for how long? (Sorry for my english- i'm from argentina)
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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hello..
thanks for trusting the healthcare magic doctors for ur health related queries.

I guess ur concern is about..is there is any risk in conceiving after radiation exposure....right.

my straight forward answer is..NO, there is no risk in conceiving after radiation exposure.

let us discuss about effect of radiation- radiation will having teratogenic effect( that means it causes chromosomal abnormalities in ur baby) when u exposed it during early pregnancy(1-6wks). but it doesn't effect when u conceive after radiation exposure. u told me that u r not pregnant when u exposed with the radiation. so DON'T WORRY..RELAX, nothing will happen when u conceive in future.

I hope the above discussion is informative enough, useful and helpful for u.

regards- Dr sudha rani panagar
( i pray the God that u will be blessed with a cute n healthy baby as early as possible..hopefully TWINS)

last thing is that.. don't be sorry for ur English, I can understand ur English very well.
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Is There Any Risk In Conceiving After Radiation Exposure?

hello.. thanks for trusting the healthcare magic doctors for ur health related queries. I guess ur concern is about..is there is any risk in conceiving after radiation exposure....right. my straight forward answer is..NO, there is no risk in conceiving after radiation exposure. let us discuss about effect of radiation- radiation will having teratogenic effect( that means it causes chromosomal abnormalities in ur baby) when u exposed it during early pregnancy(1-6wks). but it doesn t effect when u conceive after radiation exposure. u told me that u r not pregnant when u exposed with the radiation. so DON T WORRY..RELAX, nothing will happen when u conceive in future. I hope the above discussion is informative enough, useful and helpful for u. regards- Dr sudha rani panagar ( i pray the God that u will be blessed with a cute n healthy baby as early as possible..hopefully TWINS) last thing is that.. don t be sorry for ur English, I can understand ur English very well.