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How Long After Going Through Treatment For Latent Tuberculosis-genital Can One Conceive?

I am 25 year old female.During infertility treatment i was diagnosed with Latent tuberculosis(Genital).I have started medicine for TB course following DOTS program,I have finished 6 months and now I wanted to conceive.Now if I conceive does the tuberculin bacillus effect my baby if tubercle j bacillus is present?How can I know that bacteria present or dead? For how many months should I take TB medicine.
Fri, 7 Mar 2014
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u have to complete the treatment course and reassessment has to be done by the gynacologist. pathology of the uterine endometrium has to be studied, if it is normal then it is fine to conceive
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How Long After Going Through Treatment For Latent Tuberculosis-genital Can One Conceive?

u have to complete the treatment course and reassessment has to be done by the gynacologist. pathology of the uterine endometrium has to be studied, if it is normal then it is fine to conceive