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HOCM & Prenancy

by symc76, Mar 02, 2008 09:53PM
Hi Doctor,

I was diagnosed with HOCM this January. I am currently under Beta-Blocker. At the same time, I am just confirmed being pregnant.

I would like to know:
1) any risk on me during pregnancy as I am HOCM patient?
2) what is the effect of Beta-Blocker to me & the baby?

THanks & cheers,
Selina
Member Comments (2)

by KellyA74, Mar 02, 2008 11:17PM
I'm not sure what HOCM is....I'm assuming blood pressure related?  

by martikadragoon, Mar 02, 2008 11:56PM
What you need to do is discuss this and the risks of your medications with your doctor, thats very important that you do this ASAP!

. Look on the American Pregnancy Association or just go to Google or Askjeeves.com and type in

"what category medicine is ...." and type the name of your med.
Type a and B are mostly safe I believe, Type C is associated with a few birth defects, but you always wanna outweigh the benifits against the harm it can cause. Good Luck and Congrats!!!
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