IC Disease

According to the Interstitial Cystitis Association, nowadays doctors will suggest that women stop taking all but the absolutely necessary medicines while trying to get pregnant and while pregnant.  It is especially important that medications are not used during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Pregnant women with IC should be safe to use heparin and Marcaine after the first trimester, as these medications are instilled directly into the bladder via catheterization because there is very little absorption.  But these medications should not be used during pregnancy unless approved by a doctor who specializes in high risk pregnancies.

Whether or not a pregnant woman with IC should receive treatment during her pregnancy is an individual decision that needs to be made by the patient and her physician. 

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