Is deworming during pregnancy harmful to the fetus?
"I am over five months pregnant and have worms. The doctor prescribed deworming medication, but I'm hesitant to take it for fear of harming the fetus. Please give me some advice."
Reply:You're right to be concerned about using a certain medication during pregnancy. However, it's unfortunate that you didn't immediately ask your doctor who prescribed it for advice on whether it was safe to use. You also didn't specify the name of the prescribed medication, preventing us from giving you an accurate answer. In any case, here are some general points to consider:
When a woman is pregnant, thedewormingThis is something that should not be done. Doctors usually recommend deworming every six months or once a year; for women, it's best to do it when they are certain they are not pregnant. However, many people only discover they have a worm infection after becoming pregnant, at a level that requires treatment because otherwise it would harm both mother and child. In that case, giving...pregnant womenTaking deworming medication is necessary.
Modern deworming medications come in many types that are very effective at killing worms, do not cause fatigue, and are easy to use. The most common are drugs belonging to the albendazole group (with brand names Zentel, Ten-400) and the mebendazole group (with brand names Mebendazole, Benda 500, Fugacar). Both groups are not recommended for use during pregnancy, especially in the first three months (due to the risk of birth defects).
Pyrantel-based drugs (with brand names like Helmintox and Combantrin) are considered quite safe for pregnant women with worm infections requiring deworming. Combantrin is a deworming medication for pinworms, roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms, with an average dose of 10 mg/kg body weight, taken as a single dose. If only roundworms are present, a dose of 5 mg/kg body weight is used.
In your case, since you are almost 6 months pregnant, you can use Combatrin as mentioned above without any cause for concern.
According to Health & Life - NT
