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How long does it take ursodeoxycholic acid to work when you have pregnancy cholestasis?

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Dr. Patrick Ramsey answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Few days: Ursodiol is an effective treatment for the pruritis associated with cholestasis of pregnancy. Generally, the pruritis associated with cholestasis will begin to improve within 3-7 days after starting the ursodiol therapy. Once the pregnancy ends the pruritis usually abates and no further therapy with ursodiol is needed.

Answered 5/18/2017

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