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Sent to Health Experts September 13, 2005 7:46 p.m.

Does Propecia cause birth defects if used by a partner during conception?
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September 13, 2005 7:48 p.m. (2 minutes and 34 seconds later)
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No, not through sperm.. Read below...

Women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use PROPECIA and should not handle crushed or broken PROPECIA tablets because the active ingredient may cause abnormalities of a male baby’s sex organs. If a woman who is pregnant comes into contact with the active ingredient in PROPECIA, a doctor should be consulted. PROPECIA tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed.

Contact with the semen from a man being treated with PROPECIA is not a risk to the unborn child of a pregnant woman.

You can read more here

http://www.propecia.com/finasteride/propecia/consumer/facts/safety.jsp?mtc=3BODY

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Sent September 13, 2005 7:54 p.m. (5 minutes and 23 seconds later)

If my partner is on propecia, we will not be at risk and he does not need to discontinue if we are trying to conceive?
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September 13, 2005 7:57 p.m. (2 minutes and 53 seconds later)
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No, you just need to make sure you don't touch the tablets. I guess they have a thick coating on them.. due to an ingredient in them.. But to be 100% safe don't mess with his bottle of them or anything. My ex boyfriends sisters husband took them. I remember her wearing a glove to clean a cupboard off they were on.. I had then found out why.. but they have a very healthy boy.. 2 years old.
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September 13, 2005 7:59 p.m. (2 minutes and 40 seconds later)

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