Conscious Sedation After Unprotected Sex. Please Help! Posted: 01-02-07 12:42pm
My period is quite irregular. I had
period on the following days:
august 30
october 6
november 13
december 12
on december 23, I had unprotected sex with
my hubby. On december 29, I had a
colonoscopy with iv sedation. The drug
used to sedate me is called versed
(midazolam). It poses great risk to
unborn babies if used in the first
trimester by causing birth defects such as
growth retardation. Now I am worried
that I had got pregnant before the
colonoscopy and the iv sedation. I am
very scared but it is now too early even
to do a pregnancy test. Could someone
lend me some suggestions? Thanks a lot.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 01-02-07 13:08pm
Aug 30 - oct 05 = 36 days
oct 06 - nov 12 = 30 days
nov 13 - dec 11 = 28 days
dec 11 - possible due for period = jan 08
- jan 16.
Therefore probable time of ovulation = dec
26 - jan 02.
It is possible that you may have ovulated
on dec 26 if this cycle was going to be 28
days like the last one.
However, given your irregular cycles, I
expect there is a greater chance of not
being pregnant than there is of being
pregnant.
However, the only way to know for sure is
to take a pregnancy test, when you are
late for your period.
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sunflower77
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 2
Thank You Kia Posted: 01-02-07 14:21pm
Thank you for your response kia. I just
did a little research on the internet and
found out that "during the first two weeks
of development, the embryo is thought to
be resistant to any teratogenic effects of
drugs". I feel so much better now.
Hopefully this is helpful to other women
in this forum.
Below is what I found:
a medicine may have more than one harmful
effect on the developing baby depending on
the timing of exposure. During the
first two weeks of development from
conception to the first missed period, the
embryo is thought to be resistant to any
teratogenic effects of medicines. The
critical period of embryonic development
when the organ systems develop starts at
about 17days post-conception and is
complete by 60-70 days. Exposure to
certain medicines during this period
(17-70 days) can cause major birth
defects. In general, exposure to
medicines beyond 70 days post-conception
is not associated with the induction of
major birth defects.
