Will taking cold medicine terminate pregnancy?

　　have eaten cold Will the medicine terminate pregnancy?

　　This issue cannot be generalized. Generally, if you catch a cold within 40 days of pregnancy, you should take cold medicine, such as isatis root or amoxicillin capsules and other penicillins. fetus There is basically no impact, so don’t worry, because early pregnancy is not a critical period for embryonic development. The embryo will not start to develop until 8 weeks later. During this period, the embryo relies on the yolk sac to develop and does not obtain nutrients from the mother. Therefore, taking drugs before this time has little effect on the fetus.

　　In fact, general cold medicines are classified as Category B or C in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classification of medicines for pregnant women. Generally, cold medicines are only used for a short time and the dosage is not large, so they have little impact on the fetus. Although we cannot 100% guarantee that there will be no problem, the possibility of causing malformations is not high. What’s more, even if you don’t take medicine, the malformation rate is still about 3%, so fetal malformations are not necessarily caused by medicines. Another thing that is often overlooked is heavy drinking, such as heavy drinking in early pregnancy, which can also lead to fetal dysplasia or developmental malformations. Therefore, it is better to drink less or no alcohol during pregnancy.