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Could Having Epilepsy Effect Healthy Pregnancy?
Hello, my name is Zohe Hernandez, Im 35, and have Epilepsy. I take 3 different medications. Vimpat, Lamictal, and Potiga. My husband and I have been talking about having a baby, and of couse worried about some sort of problem, condition or something that would affect the baby...
Thu, 7 Aug 2014
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Epilepsy can affect the pregnancy and so you will have to go through an elaborate evaluation with your doctor to choose the best medications to take during your pregnancy, and also those medications should not affect the growth and development of your fetus. Please speak to a doctor about all of this, you can still conceive and get pregnant but make sure you take all the required steps tour doctor advices you before that.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes.
Epilepsy can affect the pregnancy and so you will have to go through an elaborate evaluation with your doctor to choose the best medications to take during your pregnancy, and also those medications should not affect the growth and development of your fetus. Please speak to a doctor about all of this, you can still conceive and get pregnant but make sure you take all the required steps tour doctor advices you before that.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes.
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