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What Are The Effects Of Father Taking Drugs On Baby?

my boyfriend has been using drugs, benzodiazepinen and heroine for the past 15 years on and off mostly beszo. He is now clean since 3 months, we are thinking about having babies...my worry is if he's drug use can cause birth defects on the babie?
Thank you...
Thu, 15 Oct 2015
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OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine,  's  Response
Hi dear, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
If he is not taking the drugs from last3 months, then there will be no effect on the fertility. There is generally no effect of the drugs taken by pregnancy on the fetus.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Dr Deepti Verma
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What Are The Effects Of Father Taking Drugs On Baby?

Hi dear, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. If he is not taking the drugs from last3 months, then there will be no effect on the fertility. There is generally no effect of the drugs taken by pregnancy on the fetus. Hope you found the answer helpful. Dr Deepti Verma