can anyone help me to get the details regarding heparin,anticoagulant?ie,do any harm for pregnant ladies.?

Question

my cousine is 3months pregnant,and now taking heparin injection for last 1month and may require for another 6months more.ie she nowadays taking those injections every day.Is that do any harm to her baby?.is there any other injection to replace this that will help her better?.She is taking this injection due to the clotting factor,ie cannot walk and leg getting fat.

Answer 1

Heparin is a blood-thinning medication; it is usually prescribed for patients with a history of Deep Vein Thrombosis, as your cousin's symptoms suggest. Your cousin has a greater risk of hemorrhage than pregnant women who have no need to use this medication. She must be closely supervised by a doctor, preferably an Obstetrician that specializes in high-risk pregnancies. Of course, she shouldn't stop using this medication unless the doctor specifically instructs her to do so, because the risks of developing a blood clot which would put her life in danger, and her pregnancy as well.

Answer 2

Low dose, low molecular weight heparin or Lovenox can be okay. While it is true that your cousin may be at increased risk for hemorrhage, most women taking the medication will do fine. If she has a known clotting problem, then she is at greater risk for developing a life-threating blood clot if she DOESN'T take the medicine.

Answer 3

i found out i became pregnant a million day after my era became due. I kinda figured something became up because of the fact i began recognizing a brownish discharge a pair of days earlier my era became assume to start up and that never happens to me. so some distance as feeling pregnant, that did no longer take place till approximately 5 a million/2 weeks while i began getting temper swings and have been given morning disease. I even have had morning disease because of the fact, yet now i'm 12 weeks and my indicators are commencing up to vanish slightly. Thank God!

Answer 4

heparin is quite safe and can be continued till the 9 th month and the effects are immediately reversible.
no adverse effect on the baby
i know from experience that if the condition is not detected and no medication is given the result is a miscarraige.
dont worry it is quite safe

Answer 5

It is normal for women to take an anticoagulant in pregnancy but in Australia heparin is not used in pregnancy as it can harm the baby. We use clexane instead. Get her to speak to her doctor about it.

Answer 6

check this site, a girl asked a dr. the same question and this is his answer. hope it helps.

Answer 7

best of luck and its all in the game