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Metformin And Pregnancy Success

Premium Questions

Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

Hello Doctor, I m currently taking metformin 500 mg per day due to pcos and 7 months pregnant .1)Can metformin be taken till labor and 2) will it be a problem if I take epidural when on metformin ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Purushottam Neurgaonkar MD

have it .Does metformin do any thing else than controlling sugar at this time of pregnancy . ...I was advised to take metformin 1500 mg till 20 weeks.I m scared to stop them.I m now 28 weeks.Will ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purushottam Neurgaonkar ( OBGYN)
Dr.  B. Radhakrishnan. Nair MD

Hi, Before my pregnancy i was diagnosed for PCOS . I was asked to take Metformin 500mg per day ... still safe to take metformin? My blood sugar tests shows normal during fasting and after meals. Is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. B. Radhakrishnan. Nair ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Monika Choudhary MD

Should someone still take metformin if they are pregnant? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monika Choudhary ( OBGYN)
Dr. Manisha Jain MD

My wife is pregnant and it is first month now. We consulted a doctor and she prescribed metformin hydrochloride 500mg immediate and patterned release. My wife has PCOD . I heard the above tablet is for diabetic ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I have started metformin 1000mg daily April 2014 my menstrual came dwn in may from the metformin I spotted the metformin the middle of may now June 1 day of brown spotting and when I had intercourse I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

metformin be causing my period to be late or be causing a false negative on a pregnancy test? ...I started taking metformin last month due to PCOS. My periods are usually very regular however this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.        Ayesha Shareef MD

Hi I m 28yrs n pregnant for 2nd child During my first pregnancy doctor hd advised me to take metformin for first trimester as I had pcos. So I took it for first trimester .twice daily. My first ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ayesha Shareef ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

level was 8.4 during that pregnancy. The dr. put her on Clomid 100mg / Metformin 1500mg last month and her P4 was 8.4 with no pregnancy. This cycle she is on 150 mg Clomid / Metformin 1500mg... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Nupur K MD

of the Metformin? I have taken a pregnancy test with a negative result. ...I started birth control in February ( my most recent GYN apt. ) and Metformin 2 months ago for the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)