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Is it safe to conceive while on warfarin and then switch to lmwh as soon as you know you're pregnant? say right at 4 weeks?
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Unsafe: No drug is safe during 1st and 2nd trimester.
Answered 8/23/2013
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Warfarin: No because most of the organ formation happens in the first few weeks and this is the time if you take the medication it can affect the fetus. So stop Coumadin (warfarin) if planning to get pregnant and switch to lovenox.
Answered 9/28/2016
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