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Q: Malaria Medicine: how long to wait before I can TTC?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on October 20th, 2006

Hi i want to know how long i have to wait after taking malaria tablets before i can try for a baby

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on October 25th, 2006

Pregnancy Answer A1689

The length for which you will have to wait to begin trying to conceive depends upon the type of anti-malaria tablets. Hlorokin, pirimetamin, primakin, meflokin, and hinin are most used for therapy and prevention of malaria. All of them are teratogenic and can damage an embryo. The longest time the body requires for elimination of the destructive properities of the medicine ranges from 2 weeks for pirimetamin to a few months for meflokin. You can consult your doctor before trying to conceive.

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