Does taking effervescent medicine during pregnancy have any effect?

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Hello doctor,
I was pregnant without knowing until I found out 8 weeks. During that time, I took a cold medicine pill. I was afraid of problems so I went to a private hospital to have an abortion procedure and they gave me an injection in my buttocks but because my family didn't agree with the abortion, I stopped. So the doctor asked me to take effervescent medicine during pregnancy is there any effect? What tests should I do and at what week? Thank you doctor.
Tran Thi Huong (1983)
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Answered by Master, Doctor Trinh Thi Thanh Huyen - Obstetrician and Gynecologist - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Does taking effervescent medicine during pregnancy have any effect? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
You are 8 weeks pregnant but didn't know you were pregnant, so you took the medicine. However, pregnancy is affected by many factors, the intrinsic factor related to genetic quality is very important, accounting for 60-70% of the risk of later birth defects.
First of all, the doctor does not know the reason why you are taking cold medicine, the drug itself in low doses cannot cause birth defects, but the cause of fever and colds due to viruses can be the cause of some diseases. later defects and deformities.
You have confirmed abortion and received an injection of medicine in the buttocks but want to keep the pregnancy, the doctor does not know what type of medicine you injected before the abortion. However, if you have decided to keep the pregnancy, you should follow up your pregnancy periodically according to the appointment of your antenatal diagnostician, to the milestones of pregnancy screening such as 12 weeks, non-invasive screening tests, etc. ...In your case, you want to continue to monitor
pregnancy in addition to the follow-up and periodic doctor's appointment. You yourself have enough nutrients, variety, and vitamin supplements needed for pregnancy.
If you still have questions about taking effervescent medicine during pregnancy, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
Best regards!