Pregnancy
Lortab and Pregnancy
Q: I am five weeks pregnant and I have uterine fibroids. I hurt a lot before I got pregnant, and now that I am pregnant I hurt a little more. I was taking Lortab before I got pregnant and want to know if it is safe to take now that I am pregnant or is it going to hurt the baby?
A: Narcotics have a pretty good safety record in pregnancy; however, there is some risk, and the first trimester is the riskiest in affecting development of your baby. Lortab (hydrocodone) is related to codeine. It is Category C, therefore it shouldn't be used unless you're devastated by the fibroid pain. But that's my cautious statement. If a patient were to come to me having already used it, I wouldn't be in a panic. I'd just use extra ultrasound, which would also be helpful in following your fibroids, which rarely can grow during pregnancy.
Dr. Gerard M. DiLeo
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Gerard M. DiLeo is a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has been in private practice since 1981
and has served as Chief of the
Medical Staff at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in greater New Orleans. Dr. DiLeo's new book The
Anxious Parents' Guide to Pregnancy is now available.
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