My wife is 8 weeks pregnant and taking Asmita. Can pregnancy be continued?

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Both the drugs Asmita 21 (combination of Drospirenone and Ethinyl estradiol) and Oosure tablets (Myo-Inositol) have been advised to her presuming that she was a case of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and had concerns regarding ovulation. But, as Asmita are estrogen and progesterone hormones, they do not have negative effect on the fetus. In fact, Drospirenone shall be supportive to pregnancy. Oosure tablets are supplements which decrease the insulin resistance on PCOS cases andare not harmful for fetus which can be continued during pregnancy as well.

Stop Asmita and Oosure both at present and switch to plain form of Folic acid tablets like Fol-123 (combination of Docosahexaenoic acid, Folic acid, Methyl cobalamin and vitamin B12) and micronized Progesterone 200 mg daily like Microgest till 14 weeks of gestation. It is likely that she was already pregnant when these medicines were advised and a urine pregnancy test or an ultrasound was not done prior to prescribing these drugs. Nevertheless, you should rest assure that these medicines will not harm your baby.

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The Drospirenone element is Progesterone and it is a combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP). It has biogenic ethanol estradiol, which is an estrogen, and Drospirenone, which is a synthetic progesterone, and safe even if taken during pregnancy. Progesterone is the hormone which is required to support the pregnancy. The estrogen element may cause some spotting; hence Asmita should be stopped completely.