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Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the period from the formation of an embryo in a female womb till childbirth. It is also called gestation period, and it usually lasts for 40 weeks from the last menstrual period. The symptoms of pregnancy include missed periods, nausea, vomiting, implantation bleeding, and breast tenderness.

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Had Addyzoa during pregnancy. Could this do any harm during pregnancy?

Query: Hello doctor, I am 23 weeks pregnant and by mistake, I have taken a wrong medicine by the name of Addyzoa for five days. I am attaching its wrapper for the prescription. I am very very tensed. Please check. Please let me know if this could do any harm to me or baby.  Read Full »


Dr. Prerna Gupta

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As Addyzoa is an ayurvedic drug, a herbo-mineral formulation. There are no safety trials reported with it in pregnancy. However, the dose was taken at 23 weeks when organogenesis (formation of different organs) has already taken place, the chance of any birth defects du...  Read Full »

Why am I spotting after a positive home pregnancy test?

Query: Hello doctor, I am 19 days late for my period. I got my home pregnancy test positive. But, the next day I had a brown color spotting and yesterday afternoon I had brown color bleeding with heavy abdominal cramps. And today, there is no bleeding, but spotting just like on the first day. I am confused...  Read Full »


Dr. Prerna Gupta

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please do see a gynecologist as early as possible. You are having a threatened miscarriage. Also, get a scan done to rule out ectopic pregnancy.   Read Full »

I am seven weeks pregnant through IVF. Is it normal to have brown spotting?

Query: Hi doctor, I am currently 7 weeks 2 days pregnant and I conceived through IVF. Two days back I started having brown spotting and I went for an ultrasound and they could see baby and heartbeat both. Now, when I go to the washroom, sometimes I see brown spots on the tissue. My doctor stopped Ecospiri...  Read Full »


Dr. Prerna Gupta

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can totally understand your concerns, But the good points are that the ultrasound has established a pregnancy and secondly, there are no worrying features. Your obstetrician was correct in stopping Ecosprin and starting intramuscular Progesterone. It looks like old bo...  Read Full »

Will hypothyroidism affect future pregnancy?

Query: Hello doctor, I have a marriage offer but the girl has hypothyroidism. She is currently taking 75 micrograms Thyroxine from one year and now TSH is 15. I am worried will it create complications in pregnancy in the future. I do not want any risk. Should I accept the offer or reject it? Please help me...  Read Full »


Dr. Prerna Gupta

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for entrusting me with such an important decision in your life. Hypothyroidism if well controlled has fewer chances of pregnancy complications. If uncontrolled it is associated with pre-eclampsia, preterm labor. But as she is on 75 dose, it can be further increas...  Read Full »

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