Tuesday 10 December 2013

Weight reducing medicines - planning for pregnancy

Appetite suppressant drugs like phenteramine can be prescribed for weight reduction.
Trade names are duramine, metermine etc.
Along with diet management, exercise etc, these drugs can help.
But should be used only for short period like less than 12 weeks.
But these are usually prescribed to persons, in whom overweight is causing medical complications.
Obesity can lead to infertility sometimes by causing hormonal imbalance.
So women who are obese, can decrease their weight with this drug according to their doctor's advice.
After that the dailama will come regarding when to plan for pregnancy.
Usually weight changes can lead to irregularity in menstrual cycles.
So, it will take some time for regularization of hormonal levels.
Actually the half life of phenteramine is 25 hours.
So, most of the drug may get cleared from the system within one week after stopping.
But menstrual cycles may take two to three months to get regularize.
So, better to plan for pregnancy after regularization of the periods.
Intercourse should be planned around the time of ovulation, this will increase the possibility of pregnancy.
For more details regarding ovulation : http://srsree.blogspot.com/2013/10/ovulation.html

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