shamy - Diflucan falls under what the Food and Drug Administration calls FDA pregnancy category C. This means that there is no clear scientific data on whether Diflucan is harmful to an unborn baby, so to be safe, it is recommended that pregnant women not take it.
There is information in the medical literature about a woman who took the drug daily throughout her pregnancy, but that has no resemblance to your situation. There are animal studies showing some issues but there are also human studies which showed there was no overall increased risk of congenital malformations (birth defects) after women used this for short-term treatment in early pregnancy.
There appear to be little if any risks to you. If you are still worried then you need to discuss this with your doctor and then decide what you want to do next. Good luck to you. Pat
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shamy - Diflucan falls under what the Food and Drug Administration calls FDA pregnancy category C. This means that there is no clear scientific data on whether Diflucan is harmful to an unborn baby, so to be safe, it is recommended that pregnant women not take it.
There is information in the medical literature about a woman who took the drug daily throughout her pregnancy, but that has no resemblance to your situation. There are animal studies showing some issues but there are also human studies which showed there was no overall increased risk of congenital malformations (birth defects) after women used this for short-term treatment in early pregnancy.
There appear to be little if any risks to you. If you are still worried then you need to discuss this with your doctor and then decide what you want to do next. Good luck to you. Pat
December 29, 2010 - 6:22pmThis Comment
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