diflucan during pregnancy

[staned]

I'm 16 weeks and I'm suffering from a horrible yeast infection. I took 7 days of terazol and 3 days of monistat. Neither helped. Creams usually don't on me. Diflucan is the only thing that works but my dr. said he doesn't prescribe it during pregnancy. I'm so sick of it. I'm miserable. Has anyone ever taken diflucan when they were pregnant? What are the side effects to the baby?

[ChristineMP]

Diflucan is Pregnancy Category C which means it has not been studied in pregnant humans but has caused problems in studies with pregnancy animals.

I found the following on women.emedtv.com

"When given to pregnant rats or rabbits, Diflucan caused the following problems:

Reduced weight gain in the mother
Miscarriages
Increased weight of the placenta
Birth defects, such as cleft palate and head or face abnormalities."

Regarding human issues the same site says
"There have been a few reports of multiple, serious birth defects in infants whose mothers took Diflucan in early pregnancy (usually high doses for an extended period of time). Because the birth defects were distinctive and similar in these cases, it is assumed that the medication probably caused the defects. However, statistics generally do indicate that short-term use (such as the single dose used to treat vaginal yeast infections) does not seem to cause such problems."

Further the site says:
" pregnancy Category C medicine may be given to a pregnant woman if the healthcare provider believes that the benefits to the woman outweigh any possible risks to the unborn child. When treating a vaginal yeast infection, the risks the medication presents to the fetus almost always outweigh the benefits, and a different medication should be chosen."

I hope your doctor finds something that works on your yeast infection :(

[Hopefulcb]

I haven't but I heard that it's not safe to take as well. As you mentioned Monistat cream is ok. Does your Dr recommend anything else? I wonder if a longer course of Monistat would be ok. Good luck those yeast infections are nasty.