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Concerned about an antibiotic & pregnancy

10/08/2009

Question:

My husband is taking Doxycycline because he has lymes disease. I know you are not supposed to take this medication if you are pregant. We are trying to get pregant now and I was wondering if this would be an issue because the medicine is in his system?

Answer:

The father taking this medication will not effect the pregnancy.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD