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Is Dexamethasone Injection Safe For A Pregnant Lady?
Dear sir my wife is 32 Week pregnant by lmp 15-01-2017 but by ultrasound it s 34 week. As per lmp edod is 22 oct 2017.and gynaecologist gives time to us for elective cesarean on 9-10 Oct. Now today we go to another gynaecologist she gives also same time but she said inject two doses of dexamethasone inj in two days 3ml per day. Is it safe? Can u suggest what we should do. We go for Third opinion Or inject the injection of Dexa for two days? My email ID is YYYY@YYYY number 0000
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
Hi,
dexamethasone has long been used in preterm delivery for fetal lung maturation. Short term use of steroids are generally considered safe in pregnancy given that most steroids are FDA safety category B.
However, just like with any medication in pregnancy, we decide if the benefits outweigh the risks and act accordingly.
Hence, in your case dexamethasone should be considered.
dexamethasone has long been used in preterm delivery for fetal lung maturation. Short term use of steroids are generally considered safe in pregnancy given that most steroids are FDA safety category B.
However, just like with any medication in pregnancy, we decide if the benefits outweigh the risks and act accordingly.
Hence, in your case dexamethasone should be considered.
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