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Effect Of Cocaine In Pregnancy

Taking Cocaine in pregnancy causes migraine, seizures, premature membrane rupture, and separation of the placental lining before delivery in women. Taking Cocaine causes increased blood pressure, preterm labor, spontaneous miscarriage, and complications during delivery. Babies born to Cocaine-using mothers have low birth weights and smaller head circumferences. They seem to have reduced brain development and behavioral problems in the future.

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My husband and I took cocaine occasionally. Is it harmful to the fetus?

Query: Hello doctor,My husband and I have been using cocaine on and off for over a year and I just found out I am three to four weeks pregnant. We most likely were using it on the night of conception, and last used at two to three weeks pregnant. Obviously, this was unintentional, as I had no idea I was pr...  Read Full »


Dr. Sanap Sneha Umrao

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern, is cocaine may cause birth defects or anomalies in the baby, but as per your description last month you only had once so most probably it would not affect much the pregnancy, make sure you will not have cocaine, alcohol or ...  Read Full »

Can my using cocaine cause adverse effects on my baby yet to be born?

Query: Hi doctor, I stupidly used cocaine at a weekend out and it looks like I conceived a baby with my wife the day after using it. Can this cause any serious harm to the baby? My wife is five months pregnant already and I have been worrying about something bad happening since then.  Read Full »


Dr. Meeta Bansal

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, it will not cause any harm as it does not have an immediate effect.   Read Full »

Can cocaine affect sperm?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 37 year old male. I had one wild night where we did several lines of cocaine. I have not done it before. And now my wife is pregnant. I have read studies that cocaine use in men prior to impregnation can cause birth defects, etc. Has this one night seven to eight weeks prior cau...  Read Full »


Dr. Megha Tuli

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your dilemma, but be assured a gap of seven to eight weeks is pretty long enough for the drug to be out of our system and cause any damage to your baby. The half life of cocaine is 15 to 50 hours in urine. It is completely excreted out of the system in les...  Read Full »

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