Does QS cause birth defects?
In over 100,000 QS sterilizations, we have not seen a birth defect in an infant exposed to quinacrine in early pregnancy (when a woman was unknowingly pregnant at the time of quinacrine insertion) or when a woman became pregnant in the weeks following quinacrine insertion. However, there have only been a limited number of full-term pregnancies because we strongly recommend that women who are faced with either of these two circumstances obtain an abortion as soon as arrangements can be made. If she is opposed to abortion for herself, QS may not be a good choice for her. She should consider either surgical sterilization or temporary contraception methods. She should carefully consider what action she is prepared to take faced with either of these circumstances before deciding to get QS.
