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Is It Safe To Have Oral Sex And Intercourse With A Female On Oral Methotrexate?

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Posted on Sat, 3 Nov 2012
Question: is it safe for the man to have oral sex and intercourse with a female on oral methotrexate?
is the drug excreted in vaginal fluids?
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dx of Rheum. Arthritis 2 weeks ago on prednisolone and plaquenil and folic acid.
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Answered by Dr. Divya Agarwal (3 hours later)
Hi,

The excretion of methotrexate in body fluids is minimal.

So the amount ingested through oral intake of vaginal fluid should also be negligible.
There should be no side effects of the drug.

So it is quite safe.

I hope I have answered your query. Do write back if you have more concerns.

Regards,
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Is It Safe To Have Oral Sex And Intercourse With A Female On Oral Methotrexate?

Hi,

The excretion of methotrexate in body fluids is minimal.

So the amount ingested through oral intake of vaginal fluid should also be negligible.
There should be no side effects of the drug.

So it is quite safe.

I hope I have answered your query. Do write back if you have more concerns.

Regards,