Possible Pregnancy with Husband on Methotrexate
QUESTION
Dear Midwife,
I may be pregnant and my husband is on methotrexate for RA for 3 months now.
If I am pregnant is will be while he has been on mtx for 2.5 months.
What is the likelihood the something being wrong with the baby? Could the baby be ok? This is a wanted pregnancy.
Thank you for your help.
ANSWER
My sources say that both males and females on methotrexate should avoid conception.
I think it would be best for you to consult a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who can provide more education and guidance for you than I can.
Hopefully, everything will be ok.
--Cynthia, CNM. PhD.
Cynthia Flynn
Cynthia Flynn, CNM. PhD, is the General Director of the Family Health and Birth Center which provides prenatal, birth, postnatal, gynecological and primary health care to underserved women and their families in Washington, D.C. Recently Cynthia served as Associate Professor of Nursing at Seattle University. There she not only taught, but remained in full scope clinical midwifery practice at Valley Medical Center where she cared for pregnant and birthing women, and practices well-woman gynecology, family planning, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Cynthia founded Columbia Women's Clinic and Birth Center, where she took care of pregnant women and infants up to two weeks of age and attended both birth center and hospital births. Before Cynthia earned her CNM, she worked as a registered nurse in labor and delivery and postpartum and is a certified Doula and Doula trainer.
