i would like to know what the drug if for and if it would have any effect on my unborn child
2006-11-01 18:31:29 · 6 answers · asked by moi 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You need to ask your doctor. That's what they are there for. And do not leave the office or hang up the phone until you understand everything.
2006-11-01 18:40:36 · answer #1 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of it. Found something online called duphaston 10mg, but that is for hormone therapy for gender reassignment.
One question for you though: Why wouldn't you ask the doctor what exactly he is prescribing for you, and make sure you understand what he is giving you before you left his office? Got back to see your doc and ask him all the relevant questions regarding this medication and your pregnancy. Do not depend on answers you receive here as proper advice, especially since we do not know your past history or if you have any underlying medical issues.
2006-11-02 02:54:22 · answer #2 · answered by Das 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked up duphanton and did not get any results back -- I think you may have meant duphaston....
Duphaston
How does it work?
Dydrogesterone is a synthetic hormone similar to the naturally occurring sex hormone, progesterone. It is used in a wide range of menstrual disorders that are thought to result from a lack of progesterone in the body.
In women, progesterone is responsible for the development of a healthy womb lining (endometrium) that is necessary for pregnancy. The body produces progesterone at certain times of the menstrual cycle, causing the womb lining to flourish. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the womb lining by the end of the monthly menstrual cycle, the levels of progesterone in the body decrease. This causes the body to shed the womb lining (a menstrual ‘period’). If a fertilized egg successfully attaches to the womb lining by the end of the monthly cycle, progesterone levels in the body remain high. This helps maintain a healthy womb lining for the ongoing pregnancy.
As dydrogesterone helps regulate the healthy growth and normal shedding of the womb lining, it may be used in the treatment of menstrual disorders such as absent, irregular or painful menstrual periods, infertility, premenstrual syndrome and endometriosis. It may also be used to minimise the overgrowth of the womb lining due to oestrogen (the main female sex hormone) in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) following menopause. By maintaining the womb lining, dydrogesterone is also useful in helping prevent miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages or who may miscarry.
Dydrogesterone is usually taken on selected days during the menstrual cycle, depending upon the disorder that is being treated.
I think you should have asked your doctor first just to see what he is prescribing you and what purpose does it serve.
Altho you have some info, please still ask your doctor just to be sure.
Good luck
2006-11-02 02:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by bebegurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pharmacy should have given you an information sheet with the meds but in case it is lost here is a site for looking up all meds, and for pregnancy issues
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp
2006-11-02 02:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't ask these questions of the doctor, call his/her office and ask them to explain it to you until you understand it.
2006-11-02 02:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by princessmeltdown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i drink that too before..my baby is healthy, he is 3 months old now.
2006-11-02 02:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by just me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋