FDA Pregnancy Category System Of Antibiotics
The Food and Drug Administration lists antibiotics in categories based on safety for use during pregnancy. It has five categories to indicate the potential to cause birth defects during pregnancy.
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Pyelonephritis During Pregnancy
is an infection of the uppermost section of the urinary tract. The condition is more common in women with asymptomatic urinary tract or bladder infection.
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Chorioamnionitis
Chorioamnionitis is a bacterial infection that causes irritation and inflammation of the amnion and chorion fetal membranes.
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Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that is chronic and
life-threatening. A large portion of patients suffering from Cystic
Fibrosis are children and young adults. The condition affects the lungs,
gastrointestinal system, sweat glands and male reproductive system.
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Syphilis During Pregnancy
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. Due to the increased risk of pregnancy complications, women are typically screened for syphilis during prenatal testing.
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Lyme Disease and Pregnancy
If you are pregnant and get bitten by a tick, your anxiety may reach heightened proportions. What do you do if you are bitten by a tick and you're pregnant? Will it affect your unborn baby? Will you get Lyme disease? And what should you do right now?
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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases
An STD occurs when an infection is transmitted during sex, although it may not be exclusively during sex since some infections are transmitted through touching or kissing.
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Urinary Tract Infection During Pregnancy
Some pregnancy hormones affect the bladder and attached organs, and this can increase the risk of bacteria ascending into the bladder and creating a urinary tract infection (UTI).
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Antibiotics Safety During Pregnancy
Are antibiotics safe to take during pregnancy? Generally antibiotics are needed to treat an infection, and benefits far outweigh possible risks.
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Are Antibiotics Safe During Pregnancy ?
Learn what doctors at top universities say about antibiotic use during pregnancy.
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Gardnerella Vaginalis BV During Pregnancy
Gardnerella Vaginalis (also sometimes called BV) is an infection of the female genital tract by bacteria of the Gardnerella vaginalis strain, often in combination with various anaerobic bacteria.
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Is Antibiotic-Laced Burger Meat Unhealthy?
A new study from Consumer Reports may suggest some rethinking about your beloved burger is in order. Industrial-scale beef producers include antibiotics as a daily part of their livestock’s diet.
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Penicillin and Pregnancy
What does Penicillin do?
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Alternatives to Antibiotics During Pregnancy
When your doctor prescribes an antibiotic it is important to understand why you should take it. You also may want to discuss with your doctor alternatives.
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Fetal Risk of Using Antibiotics During Pregnancy
Most antibiotics are safe to take during pregnancy especially when the risks of not treating an infection are possible higher than the treatment.
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When to Use Antibiotics During Pregnancy
Not all illnesses are infections that need or can to be treated with antibiotics. The obstetrician will judge the severity of the infection before prescribing an antibiotic.
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Categories of Antibiotics
The five antibiotic categories are A, B, C, D and X. These categories tell the doctor which antibiotics are safe to prescribe during pregnancy and which are not.
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Chlamydia - Babies
Can babies get infected?
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Bacteriuria
Up to one in 10 women has asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy. If
untreated, about one-third of these will develop symptomatic infection
of the bladder or kidney. These infections can lead to complications
such as premature labor and delivery.
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Fetal Hydronephrosis
Possible causes of fetal Hydronephrosis.
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Factors That Can Affect Cervical Fluid
What factors can affect cervical fluid?
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Strep Throat
Strep throat is one of the most common childhood illnesses. Small white patches appear on one or both sides of the throat and a fever abruptly starts.
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56 Interventions to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Death
Each year about 350,000 women die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth complications. This number is in addition to the more than 7 million children who die before reaching the age of 5.
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This means the bacteria that causes MRSA is resistant to common antibiotics.
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Bladder Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment
A bladder infection occurs when bacterium from the area surrounding the urethra invades the bladder. Bladder infections are relatively common and can be treated with a course of antibiotics.
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Bladder Infection During Pregnancy
Pregnant women may be more susceptible to urinary tract infections and
bladder infections.
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More Evidence Antibiotics Are More Harmful Than Expected
Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to cure bacterial infections — and they usually do — but a growing body of evidence indicates antibiotics are more harmful than once expected.
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Ease Up on Antibiotics to Decrease Diabetes Risk
The findings of a recent Danish study of antibiotics and diabetes strengthens the growing body of evidence that links the two.
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Brucellosis and Pregnancy
Brucellosis is one of the rarest bacterial infections reported in
pregnancy. Infection requires coming in contact with animals, animal
meat or animal milk infected with the brucellosis bacteria.
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Cephalosporins During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about Cephalosporins and pregnancy/breastfeeding. Is it safe to use while pregnant and/or breastfeeding?
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Penicillin During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about penicillin and pregnancy/breastfeeding. Is it safe to take during pregnancy and/or breastfeeding?
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Vancomycin During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about Vancomycin during pregnancy, breastfeeding and trying to conceive (TTC). Is it safe during pregnancy, breastfeeding and TTC?
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Erythromycin During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about erythromycin and pregnancy/breastfeeding. Is it safe during pregnancy and/or breastfeeding?
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Study Shows Reproductive Problems After Antibiotic Treatment
In many cases, animal studies are completed before human studies are
funded. In this case, an animal study on the antibiotic tetracycline
provides enough base information on possible fertility problems to
support further study in the human population.
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Antibiotics During First Year and Risk of Asthma
A recently conducted study finds a link between antibiotic use in infancy and development of asthma by age 6.
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Human Breast Milk: Cure for Antibiotic Resistance?
Antibiotic resistance is only increasing, but researchers believe they have found the key to bringing antibiotic-resistant strains back under control.
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Safety of Using Antibiotics During Pregnancy
Are some antibiotics safer than others to use during pregnancy? And which ones are safe according to the category?
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Is MRSA during Pregnancy a Serious Problem?
A friend of mine is in a difficult situation currently. She is excitedly pregnant with her first child, but her elderly father is in the hospital after a severe heart attack. If that wasn’t difficult enough for her, she also just found this weekend that he has MRSA. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. ... read more »
Ureaplasma Urealyticum
Couples who experience infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, pelvic pain, premenstrual symptoms, or vaginal symptoms should be tested for ureaplasma urealyticum.
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Categories Of Medications Given During Pregnancy
Medications fall into certain categories which signify how harmful a drug might be during pregnancy. Drugs are categorized into category A, B, C, D, or X.
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Is Your Antibiotic Safe During Pregnancy?
Which antibiotics are safe during pregnancy? Every antibiotic is made with different ingredients, so will have different effects on mom and baby. Find out about the antibiotic you have been prescribed
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Antibiotics and Birth Control Pill
It is common to hear that antibiotics, including penicillin and ampicillin, have the potential to interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills.
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Antibiotics Help Reduce Infection If Given Before Surgery
The risk of infection after C-section delivery is just as high as the
risk with any other type of surgery. Typically, antibiotics are given
after surgery and while effective, there could be a better way to reduce
the risk of infection.
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Antibiotics for Your UTI are Safe for Your Baby
Urinary tract infections are uncomfortable and inconvenient. Even
outside of pregnancy, they are extremely common in women and have many
different causes. Immediate treatment for urinary tract infections, also
called bladder infections, is essential.
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The Dangers of Toxoplasmosis
When you are pregnant, there is an infection you could get that is
completely symptomless. In fact, most women don’t realize they are
infected with it until congenital abnormalities are noticed in their
ultrasounds and tests.
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