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I am 17 weeks pregnant this is my first child, i have a bi infection and been prescribed metronidazole 500mg will this harm my baby?
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Unlikely: Physicians avoid this in the first 12 wks out of an abundance of caution, but the drug is classed as a category B.This is used when meds have no known harm to the fetus from existing studies on humans or any animal studied.
Answered 10/12/2014
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Infection: The antibiotic is not being prescribed electively. It is to treat an infection. Don't you think that an untreated infection circulating in your blood would harm your baby much worse than antibiotics? also, was the doctor who prescribed the antibiotic not aware of your pregnancy? You went to the doctor because you had a problem, an infection. You have been prescribed treatment.
Answered 10/12/2014
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