[Mrs_Pereida]

Lasnight, my friend was given a type of drug called a "bean"? I have no idea what that is because I do not do drugs. Anyway, she wasn't given a whole pill, not even a half. It was maybe a little less than half. It didn't have a big effect on her at all. Now she tells me that she fears she may be pregnant! If she was pregnant, she said she would be about 4 weeks. Her last period wawas September 23. If she is pregnant, even just a little less than half of that drug could have affected the fetus? Even that early in pregnancy?

[Eileen G]

It's impossible to say for definite. But in general, the female body does a good job of protecting the baby from the worst of the potential dangers.

There are a lot of women who were drinking alcohol and smoking and taking medication of all sorts before they knew they were pregnant, and by and large, they go on to have perfectly healthy babies.