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I took Accutane 7 months ago, and they test you every month by blood for pregnancy. That is the serious one that causes birth defects. If they don't do tests every month I would guess it is not as severe as Accutane but I would still talk to your dr.. But I did find some information and all the infromation talks about sodium sulfacetamide causing birth defects when taken orally. The most common side effect scene was a cleft palate (which is really easily corrected so it is not like Accutane which causes 3 eyes), but again that is taken orally. Here is what I read on when it is taken as a lotion on the skin..............Because topical sulfacetamide has never been specifically studied to determine its potential teratogenic risk, one cannot definitively conclude that it does not cause birth defects. However, because it is topical and, for the most part, sulfonamides as a class do not appear to significantly increase the risk for birth defects, it is unlikely that topical sulfacetamide causes a significantly increased risk for malformations............ I hope this comforts you and does not cause you more panic.

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