What happens if a woman is one week pregnant and needs to have a surgery with local anesthesia? It's a risk for the pregnancy?
2007-06-16 15:16:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
At 1 weeks pregnant you are on your period. Do you mean 1 week past conception, which is really 3 weeks along? They will have you sign something with the risks on it if there are any. I know many who were put under general anesthesia when pregnant and the baby was fine.
2007-06-16 15:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to have my appendix out at 5 weeks pregnant. The doctor warned me that there was about a 30% chance of miscarriage - not just from the anesthesia, but also from the shock of surgery. Unfortunately, I had to have the surgery to save my life.
I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy girl. I wouldn't have taken the risk if I didn't absolutely need to, but everything worked out fine for me.
2007-06-16 15:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by stormsinger1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's fine. Local anesthesia has virtually zero risks on the baby, because it does not enter the blood stream - it is confined to a small area of the body - hence the term "local".
2007-06-16 15:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by Take A Test! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local anesthesia will not hurt the baby. General or spinal will be a higher risk.
2007-06-16 15:52:12 · answer #4 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
local medication DOES enter the bloodstream, but in a much diluted state. Also, at 1 week pregnancy, the baby has not yet attached to the uterine wall, nor has the placenta bonded. Risks are minuscule and not to worry about.
2007-06-18 09:13:36 · answer #5 · answered by Nicole D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local anesthesia will have no affect on your unborn child.
2007-06-16 15:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by certifiednursemidwife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she would not know-at one week pregnant
2007-06-16 15:19:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
at one week pregnant, you aren't technically pregnant yet!
2007-06-16 15:20:41 · answer #8 · answered by BeThAnY 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ASK YOUR PHYSICIAN! AND CONSIDER 2ND OPINION
2007-06-16 15:25:47 · answer #9 · answered by mae c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋