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Does Oxycontin Affect Semen?
Hello Doctor, my wife and I have been trying to get pregnant over the past year and so far have been unsuccessfull. I have recently been prescribed Oxycontin 10mg 4x daily for 30 days for chronic pain. Will this affect my semen and can the narcotic be transmitted through semen? Thank You for you're help.
Mon, 20 Nov 2017
Hi thank you for querry.
As side effect of oxycontin are concerned it doest not cause any interaction with sperm count but the most life threatning side effect is respiratory depression.
it is metabolized in the liver and excreted upto 85% in urine,no semen excretion is documented.
Hope the answer will help you.
wish you a good health.
As side effect of oxycontin are concerned it doest not cause any interaction with sperm count but the most life threatning side effect is respiratory depression.
it is metabolized in the liver and excreted upto 85% in urine,no semen excretion is documented.
Hope the answer will help you.
wish you a good health.
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