After becoming pregnant, female friends should be cautious in terms of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and hobbies, as every move is related to the health of the fetus in their womb. Especially when pregnant women take medication due to illness, they should pay special attention and follow the doctor's advice. So, what are the damages of drugs to the fetus?
1. Western medicine drugs.
(1) Anti cancer drugs - can cause fetal limb deformities, anencephaly, or cleft lip.
(2) Antiepileptic drugs - can cause fetal malformations or congenital heart disease.
(3) High dose sedatives or antipyretic analgesics - for skeletal deformities and retinal lesions.
(4) Antithyroid drugs - can cause fetal thyroid enlargement and cretinism.
(5) Taking male hormones, female hormones, or contraceptive pills in early pregnancy may cause fetal malformations.
2. Traditional Chinese Medicine. Through extensive clinical observation, it has been found that pregnant women are prohibited from using over 100 single Chinese herbal medicines.
(1) Absolutely prohibited drugs: snake bark, tianxiong, aconite, wild kudzu, mercury, aconite, croton, dried bean, ground gall, braised sand, spotted duck, and so on.
(2) Prohibited drugs: leeches, centipedes, realgar, morning glory, musk, crab claw nails, etc.
(3) Relatively prohibited drugs: mainly include some drugs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, disperse blood and disperse symptoms, and have effects on pregnancy, such as Maogen, Mutong, Coix seed, Qumai, Tongcao, Daizhe stone, Taoren, Mudan skin, Achyranthes bidentata, cinnamon, dried ginger, soapberry, Nanxing, locust flower, etc.
(4) Traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations. In addition to the single Chinese medicine mentioned above, attention should also be paid to some traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations, which may also contain drugs forbidden by pregnant women.
