Dear Queenie,
My husband and I want to start having children, but he is taking some medicines for a condition he has and I’m afraid the medicines he takes might have an effect on the baby when it is conceived.
Queenie, shouldn’t he stop taking those medicines while we are trying to get me pregnant?—Mother-to-be (I hope!)
Dear Mother-to-be,
You are right to be concerned. To start with, consult the doctor who prescribed your husband’s medications.
If possible, your husband should stop taking those medicines several months before you try to get pregnant, to be sure his sperm are medication-free, because that is how long some substances can last in a man’s sperm.
