I have an urine infection and I am using antibiotics (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE WITH TRIMETHOPRIM) for three days now my period is about 5 days late (I am not sure about pregnancy ) I called my doctor and ask her if I am pregnant I should continue to taking antibiotcs and she says I have to use them. Are they harmful for the baby that may I have ?
I think maybe the infection is cause of my period missing. What do you know about that?
2006-09-08 05:23:04 · 5 answers · asked by Roya A 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
uti dont affect your period at all. take a pregnancy test. if its positive call the doctor back and ask again. tell her you have a positive test. there are special antibiotics for pregnant women
2006-09-08 05:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you taking BC pills before you got your antibiotics? It is clearly noted that antibiotics do weaken the contraceptive advantage of the pill....in which case you might be pregnant because you were not properly protected (and should have been using a back-up method while on the antibiotics).
However, if you weren't using any contraception, then no, the antibiotic probably doesn't have anything at all to do with your missing period. Have you taken an OTC pregnancy test? You should do that as soon as possible. Neither a UTI nor the antibiotics will affect the test's outcome.
BTW, no antibiotics won't harm the fetus. I was on them (usually Amoxacillin) almost constantly for ear infections during my pregnancy. You DO need to take the meds if you want your UTI to go away. If you don't complete the Rx, you have a chance of making the infection worse and harder to treat (as it will become resistant to to the antibiotics if you don't kill off all the bacteria by finishing the prescription).
2006-09-08 06:02:04 · answer #2 · answered by Brutally Honest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep taking the antibiotic. The infection would be a lot worse on your baby. The medication you are taking is a fairly safe broad band antibiotic that is often given to infants and newborns. The antibiotics won't cause you to miss your period but an infection could
2006-09-08 05:30:52 · answer #3 · answered by BUPPY'S MEME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The antibiotics wont make you miss your period. Stress and or pregnant will make you miss your period. If you are only a few weeks pregnant the antibiotics wont harm anything.
2006-09-08 05:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by frankie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u think ur pregnant go buy the kit from the pharmacy and make sure it needs 10 seconds to find out.antibiotics dont delay the period...so make sure that u are not pregnant bec if u are antibiotics(some kinds)are harmful
2006-09-08 06:22:53 · answer #5 · answered by selina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋