Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Hi . Just had an appt with my rheumy last week. He told me that if I was to consider getting pregnant, I need to tell him so he can get me off both MTX and Enbrel, as neither should be used when trying to get pregnant. In addition, I believe MTX needs to be stopped prior...I've heard anywhere from 6 months to 1 month prior to conception. Now, LAST time I went to see my rheumy, about 4 months ago, he told me that enbrel might be OK to get pregnant on. AND I also asked my primary Dr (an internist), who got out a BIG medical book that said Enbrel might be OK to get pregnant on. BUT she called me back later that night (she's a wonderful dr.) to tell me that she looked up the study (note SINGULAR study) on Enbrel & pregnancy, and it contained a whopping 19 individuals. So I'm thinking that's not really a reliable study! Anyway, I'd say we should probably be off these meds, from what my Drs. have been saying. But it's interesting to hear what other drs say. Love this group! Rie Message: 3 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:22:46 -0000 From: " " <catdelouise@...> Subject: Humira and Pregnancy My new Rheumatologist told me I need to be off Humira when I am trying to have a baby, my old Rheumatologist told me I can be on it until I actually conceive. Now I don't know what to think! If anyone has been on the TNF blockers and trying to have a child or if anyone knows about this, I would like to hear from them! Thanks! Eliz __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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