My husband is taking Liuwei Dihuang Pills to prepare for pregnancy

Liuwei Dihuang Pills is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription. Men can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills during the pregnancy preparation period, but it is recommended to be moderate. Liuwei Dihuang Pills are mainly used for kidney yin deficiency, which is manifested as back pain, leg weakness, headache, earache, insomnia, restlessness, sweating during sleep, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, dry throat and red cheeks, red tongue with little fluid and no coating, and weak pulse. It is wise to produce body fluid and quench thirst. However, it is recommended not to take any medicine without authorization during the pregnancy preparation period.

This question is a question that many couples who are preparing to have children have. In the hospital clinic, after the prescription is issued to the patient, some patients will ask: "Doctor, should I take contraceptive measures first? Will the medication affect the pregnancy?" Even some patients who got pregnant after taking the infertility medication will deliberately come up and ask: "Doctor, after taking the medication you prescribed, my wife is pregnant. Can we keep the child?" I think the patient is here to congratulate, but in fact he is here to complain.

The traditional Chinese medicine represented by Liuwei Dihuang Wan has the functions of tonifying the kidney and consolidating essence, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. It is suitable for patients with insufficient kidney yang and deficiency. It has certain effects on symptoms such as backache and weak legs, sweating during sleep, fever in the five hearts, dizziness, shallow sleep and nocturnal emission, and has no obvious contraindications. It is the most classic kidney-tonifying and yang-strengthening top-grade medicine that many people have tried. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on syndrome differentiation and treatment, and it can be applied as long as the syndrome is suitable.

For patients with poor sperm quality or discomfort symptoms such as backache, Liuwei Dihuang Wan can be used safely even in the period of preparing for pregnancy. The "Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment" section of the "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Male Infertility" published by the Chinese Medical Association and the Andrology Federation in 2016 emphasized that spleen and kidney deficiency is a common symptom of infertility, and strengthening the spleen and replenishing blood is a common infertility treatment method in clinical medicine. For infertility, in addition to taking Chinese herbal medicine or Chinese medicine prescriptions according to syndrome differentiation, basic treatments such as anti-oxidation, supplementing nutrients and vitamins, and improving local and systemic blood circulation should also be carried out.

Couples who are preparing to get pregnant, or women who are pregnant, may take medication under the specific guidance of a doctor if they need to. For example, if a more serious infection occurs, antibiotics with low reproductive toxicity can be used appropriately.