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dr.roh
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10/07/07 - 03:45 PM

Can metronidazole be used in pregnancy ?

Can fluconazole be used in pregnancy ?

GOGETA
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10/07/07 - 04:12 PM

Metronidazol in contraindicated in pregnancy.
Even do some doctors might use it, is a nono in pregnancy.

about number 2
I;m not sure but I will say no

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hanialkhadher
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10/07/07 - 11:29 PM

GOGETA wrote:
Metronidazol in contraindicated in pregnancy.
Even do some doctors might use it, is a nono in pregnancy.

about number 2
I;m not sure but I will say no

This is not any more , Metronidazole is considered safe according to many recent studies during pregnancy and lactation.
Check this paper smiling face

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubme...

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