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i had my last periods on 20th jan 2013 ,which went on for 5 days.After that till april15th 2013 i did not get my periods , so i consulted a gynaecologist , who did a pregnancy test ,which turned out to be negative. SO she prescribed me Cycloreg for 5 days , 3 times a day. i took all the tablets till 19th APril 2013, and still i did not get periods till 29th april.SO i again consulted my doctor ,n this time pregnancy test was positive . My Antenatal ultrasound shows i am 4-5 weeks pregnant now my question is - what are the effects of cycloreg on the baby.SHould i terminate or continue with pregnancy??

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Dr. Ritu Sethi answered : 11 years ago

Hi!!
Cycloreg( norethisterone ) is a hormonal drug fiven to regulate cycles in females with irregular,infrequent menses or heavy menses.
Cycloreg is not recommended in patients who are pregnant or those who are planning pregnancy.It is classified as a category X drug-in which the risks outweigh the benefits.
The main side effects are the theoretical risk of masculination of the female fetus thus not recommenned in pregnancy

Patient asked followup Question: 11 years ago

What are the chances of side effects of CYCLOREG , if medicine is taken before embryogenesis. My Doctor told me embryo formation has not started yet ...

Dr. Ritu Sethi answered : 11 years ago

Side effects of northisterone( cycloreg) as I explained earlier are mostly seen in the developing fetus,usually development of genital organs takes place in the 7-9th week of pregnancy.The effects of the drug may not even be detected on regular investigations like ultrasound done in pregnancy

Patient asked followup Question: 11 years ago

my sonography report says im 5 weeks pregnant as of yesterday , on the scale of 1 to 10 , what are the chances of fetus being affected. It is also possible that there are no effects of drug on fetus at all ??? Is masculination curable in female baby ???

Dr. Ritu Sethi answered : 11 years ago

Hi!!
As you have said,on a scale of 1 to 10,chances that fetus is affected are 1 out of 10.
Also, it is quite likely that the fetus is not affected at all.
Whether the chances are that that this is curable or not depends upon the extent of the problem.

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