Can Voltaren be harmful if trying to conceive? Is it safe to take while trying to conceive?… by Jimmy's_WI
I am taking Voltaren (generic diclofenac) for low back pain associated with sciatica and bulging disc. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 1 year and I wanted to know if the drug may hinder the process. Thanks in advance to all answers!
Best Answer:
As far as we know, Voltaren is safe for an embryo or fetus. It has been around over a decade and is unknown to do any harm during pregnancy. According to http://www.pharmamedics.com/Voltaren-Plus-c-191.html , it is pregnancy category B. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy_category this means, “Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women OR Animal studies which have shown an adverse effect, but adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in any trimester.”
Whether it could be inhibiting conception or not is another story. That is unknown, but not farfetched. It is a prostaglandin inhibitor, and prostaglandins are ubiquitous in the body. Take a look at Prostaglandins & Conception at http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/prostaglandins-amp-conception.html which really doesn't answer your question exactly, but discusses the subject, although they are talking about Voltaren's cousin ibuprofen.
If you can do without it, you can find out. The odds are against this being your problem. I'm assuming here because I don't know that you have never been pregnant before and that you aren't 100% sure that both of you are fertile, in which case stopping Voltaren can't help.
Good luck.
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