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Does Intake Of Ecstasy Pills Before Conception Have Any Affect On The Baby?
Question: Hi, I am an 34 year old man. We have just learned that my wife is pregnant (now 8 weeks). When we look at our calendar we see that the sexual relationship is at 8th XXXXXXX night which most possibly caused the pregnancy. Before she got pregnant I used ecstasy pills twice. One is 4 days ago and the other is 80 days ago (before the sexual relationship). To be specific these exposures are : 1) 19th march (2 ecstacy pills) (80 days to sexual relationship) 2) 4th XXXXXXX (2 ecstasy pills) (4 days to sexual relationship) My question is: Did the pills made any harm to my sperms and effect the babies health ? Can this situation give any harm to our baby ? Can there be any problem ? Can this cause any birth defect or any negative condition ? Thanks in advance.
Brief Answer:
Pills won't affect baby
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I understand your concerns.
Ecstasy pills wouldn't cause any damage to sperms or the baby. There will not be any birth defects to worry about.
I reassure you that there will not be any defects in baby due to ecstasy pills.
Let me know if you need anymore help.
Regards
Pills won't affect baby
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I understand your concerns.
Ecstasy pills wouldn't cause any damage to sperms or the baby. There will not be any birth defects to worry about.
I reassure you that there will not be any defects in baby due to ecstasy pills.
Let me know if you need anymore help.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Doctor,
Thank you for your answer. When I made some search through internet, I found some articles saying that ecstasy (mdma) may cause some DNA defects on the sperm. Is that for only chronic use of that drug ? As I have mentioned I had two exposures (80 days and 4 days before sexual relationship)
Also do you have any suggestions for the pregnancy period about this issue ? (For example to get tests that may indicate some defects to our baby ?)
Thanks
Thank you for your answer. When I made some search through internet, I found some articles saying that ecstasy (mdma) may cause some DNA defects on the sperm. Is that for only chronic use of that drug ? As I have mentioned I had two exposures (80 days and 4 days before sexual relationship)
Also do you have any suggestions for the pregnancy period about this issue ? (For example to get tests that may indicate some defects to our baby ?)
Thanks
Brief Answer:
Ultrasound scan
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
That damage is only on chronic use for years together. Few occasional doses don't harm.
I don't see any risk to your baby.
You can get an NT ultrasound scan at 12 weeks and anomaly ultrasound scan at 20 weeks. Both are helpful in assessing health of baby.
Ultrasound scan
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
That damage is only on chronic use for years together. Few occasional doses don't harm.
I don't see any risk to your baby.
You can get an NT ultrasound scan at 12 weeks and anomaly ultrasound scan at 20 weeks. Both are helpful in assessing health of baby.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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