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ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bedrest, pelvic rest, preterm labor, 70 effaced, mild contractions
70 effaced, mild contractions, magnesium sulfate: Monique, These are great questions. Your doctor will advise you when he or she feel comfortable letting resume normal activities. Usually it is 36 or 37 wks. Unless, you have multiple partners, I m not sure why you need to have intercourse with a condom...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bleeding after having a child, progesterone hormone, intermittent bleeding
progesterone hormone, intermittent bleeding, ortho tri cyclen: Dear Valerie Age is an important aspect in the diagnosis. If you are over 35, you may need to have a diagnostic hysteroscope, a scope that looks inside your uterus to check for any local lesions. If this is normal, you may need to go for some progesterone...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Cervical Length, stanford hospital, cerclage
stanford hospital, cerclage, bedrest: Maahi, I am sorry for your loss in February. Sometimes there are inconsistences with different technicians and different machines. I am wondering given your history, why you have not been referred to a perinatologist (high risk OB doc). I would rely more...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Concerning HCG Levels during pregnancy, hcg levels in early pregnancy, hcg levels during pregnancy
hcg levels in early pregnancy, hcg levels during pregnancy, normal progesterone levels: Peak HCG level % of ectopics 1000 45% 1000-3000 21% 3000-5000 15% 5000-10,000 10% 10,000 9% Trend of hCG titers with ectopic pregnancies Trend of HCG levels % of cases Falling 57 Abnormally...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: calcium, good sources of calcium, eating a healthy diet
good sources of calcium, eating a healthy diet, sources of calcium: Dear Amy, Osteoporosis occurs most commonly in the hip, wrist, and spine(vertebrae). Obviously, weakness in the hips and vertebrae would be of most concern during pregnancy and symptoms would tend to crop up toward the 3rd trimester when the weight of the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cervix is 2.0 and im on bed rest, mental rest, term pregnancy
mental rest, term pregnancy, cervical changes: Dear paradice A normal cervical length is usually around 3 cm. However it is usual to have a cervix of 2 cm length that go to a term pregnancy. In fact only 40% of women with a cervical length of 1.5 cm goes into preterm delivery. This means that almost...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: conception/bleeding, last period, excercise
last period, excercise, intercourse: Jennifer, This would be a great question for your doctor. I cannot help you much with this one. Sometimes stress, medications and excercise can cause your period to be irregular. I would say that if you feel like this is your period, than no, you probably...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cord around neck, kick count, entangle
kick count, entangle, medical intervention: Dear Joni, *Sorry for the delay - we had a new grandson! :-) Babies move around almost continuously during the last half of the pregnancy. Nuchal cord (cord around the neck) is caused by movement of the fetus through a loop of cord. It is actually fairly...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: after a D&C, home pregnancy test, pregnancy hormone
home pregnancy test, pregnancy hormone, blood and the body: Dear Jessica, Most often after a miscarriage or D&C your bleeding will taper off to spotting within 7-10 days, and maybe random spotting will continue for another week. Your hCG will drop steadily, usually hitting zero during the end of the spotting, or...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: discharge durring pregnancy, malerie, heriditary
malerie, heriditary, brown discharge: Malerie, My thoughts for you are, that you need an OB doctor. I personally wouldn t rely on an ER doctor to give me a diagnosis like that. If you are not cramping and not bleeding that much, it doesn t sound like you are losing the baby for sure. At 11 weeks,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: drug use before i knew i concieved, crystal methamphetamine, prenatal care
crystal methamphetamine, prenatal care, unborn baby: Brittany, There is no way to know whether you caused damage to the fetus. I did not know that you could have truly only used crystal meth twice, because the first time you use it, you become addicted to it. I think you need to do what is right for you and...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Effectiveness of Birth Control On the Day 1 Start, birth control pills, effectiveness of birth control
birth control pills, effectiveness of birth control, sugar pills: Dear Lauren, With the First Day Start method, you start your first pill during the first 24 hours of your period. Be aware that during this first pack of pills, you will have two periods: one during the first week of pills and one on the fourth week of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bedrest, pelvic rest, preterm labor, effaced, bedrest
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bedrest, pelvic rest, preterm labor, effaced, bedrest, premature birth
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: getting pregnant after having a miscarriage, body time, safe place
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: getting pregnant after having a miscarriage, body time, safe place, new baby
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pubic bone pain, 10 months
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pubic bone pain, 10 months
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: fatty liver, acute fatty liver, fatty liver disease
acute fatty liver, fatty liver disease, insulin resistance: Dear Tiffany, Although I m not SUPER familiar with this condition, I can pass along some basic information. Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy is considered a cause of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). In other words, it would fall under the larger...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: HCG and Progest Questions, hcg levels in early pregnancy, normal progesterone levels
hcg levels in early pregnancy, normal progesterone levels, hcg titers: Peak HCG level % of ectopics 1000 45% 1000-3000 21% 3000-5000 15% 5000-10,000 10% 10,000 9% Trend of hCG titers with ectopic pregnancies Trend of HCG levels % of cases Falling 57 Abnormally rising 36% ...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Heath Therapy Patches for Pain Relief During Pregnancy, crick in the neck, 8th month of pregnancy
crick in the neck, 8th month of pregnancy, homeopathic remedy: Dear Amanda, *Sorry for the delay - we had a new grandson! :-) If you mean something similar to a small magnetic patch to place on areas of discomfort, my instinct would be that it would be fine. However any homeopathic remedy should always be cleared...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: im i pregnant, home pregnancy tests, human chorionic gonadotrophin
home pregnancy tests, human chorionic gonadotrophin, pregnancy hormones: Dear Kim I understand from your description that you have not missed any period yet. Although the symptome u described may be related to pregnancy, they are related to the pregnancy hormones which, provided that you are pregnant, are too low to produce...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: irregular gestational sac at 6 weeks, irregular gestational sac, vanishing twin
irregular gestational sac, vanishing twin, hcg levels: Dear Shawna, An irregularly shaped gestational sac on ultrasound can indicate a few things. It may be that there is some bleeding that is adjacent to the pregnancy that has caused the distortion, sometimes there has been compression by another pregnancy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Menstrual Irregularities and Pregnancy confusion, oral contraceptive pills, menstrual irregularities
oral contraceptive pills, menstrual irregularities, surgical abortion: Dear Ruma, The chemicals in Ovral G (Ethinyl estradiol and Norgestrel) are the same as those used in birth control pills and often (in high doses) for emergency contraception. I believe the dosage you were taking was smaller and may or may not have been...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Miscarriage or early period??, endmetriosis, ovulation kits
endmetriosis, ovulation kits, fertile window: Anna, Any bleeding during especially early pregnancy is so frustrating because a lot of times we don t know where it comes from or why. It is also a signal that we could indeed be miscarrying. It is hard to say. I would think that the bleeding would have...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Mucous plug or just spotting?, mucus plug, protective barrier
mucus plug, protective barrier, labor and delivery: Dear Rebekah, *Sorry for the delay - we had a new grandson! :-) Yes, this sounds like your mucus plug. Throughout the pregnancy, the increased secretions form a protective barrier, the mucus plug, at the opening to your uterus (the cervix). As the cervix...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: marina coil, Mirena pregnancy
Mirena pregnancy: Dear Debbie, According to the manufacturer, Mirena may shorten, lighten or even eliminate your periods. After one year of use, there may be up to a 90% reduction in menstrual bleeding, and 20% of Mirena users had no bleeding or spotting at all. Other side...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: midline stretching, exercise after pregnancy, postpartum exercise
exercise after pregnancy, postpartum exercise, abdominal separation: Since your gap closes during a crunch, this tells me that your muscles are functioning correctly (at least most of the time) and you do not need to worry about too much stress on your mid line. But your description of how the gap reappears is unusual. Most...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pink discharge, bleeding during early pregnancy, pink discharge
bleeding during early pregnancy, pink discharge, period oct: I cannot tell you whether it is anything more serious or not. Bleeding during early pregnancy is a common thing. It is very ahrd to determine where early bleeding is coming from. I think if it is only pinkish at this point, it is not that much to worry about....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Possible Miscarriage, birth control pills, breast pain
birth control pills, breast pain, transvaginal ultrasound: Dear Rachel Pregnancy/complicated pregnancy is the first possibility especially if you are between 20-40. If you are over 40, some other possibilities exist. The first step in management is to have a transvaginal ultrasound without delay. Good luc...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Preconception, warning signs of pregnancy, early warning signs of pregnancy
warning signs of pregnancy, early warning signs of pregnancy, early warning signs: Amber, I am not entirely sure what you are asking. I don t understand what acting like you are pregnant means. It is a good idea, to start taking prenatal vitamins or at least folic acid before pregnancy. You should be limiting your alcohol aa well. Other...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Preeclampsia/exercise and pregnancy and chills, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, chills during pregnancy
hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, chills during pregnancy, cold chills: Emily, Congratulations on being pregnant with your second child. You did not cause your preeclampsia with your first pregnancy. It is just not possible. I have never heard of exercising causing preeclampsia. I would double check with your OB doctor, but I...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy?, vaginal bleeding between periods, tri sprintec
vaginal bleeding between periods, tri sprintec, cervical mucus: Dear Maureen, The symptoms you are describing are more than likely related to starting the Tri-Sprintec. Like most BCPs, this BCP works by increasing levels of estrogen and progesterone (which suppresses ovulation), changes the cervical mucus (which makes...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnant?, early pregnancy signs, white vaginal discharge
early pregnancy signs, white vaginal discharge, ortho tri cyclen: Melanie, It is possible your body is still adjusting. These are all signs of premenstrual symptoms as well as early pregnancy signs. If you still haven t gotten your period, I would take another test and wait a few days. If you still have noperiod and a...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnant?, home pregnancy tests, negative pregnancy test
home pregnancy tests, negative pregnancy test, aortion: Dear Kay The first thing that comes to mind when a patient says brown spotting/discharge after a period of amenorrhea witha negative pregnancy test is missed abortion. I advise you to have urgent vaginal ultrasound as soon as you can to avoid the complicatios...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnant and spotting, restroom, fetus
restroom, fetus, cramps: I can t tell you where the bleeding is coming from or what it is caused it. The causes could range from a sub-chorionic bleed to something simple like a hemorrhoid. Your OB doctor would be the most reliable source of information on this topic. Good luck!...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pain in right ribcage, high blood pressure, ribcage
high blood pressure, ribcage, pregnancies: Dear Karen I need further information about this problem. When did it start..does it increase by movements...any relation with inspiration or cough??? Anyway..this pain does not seem to be related to pregnancy. It can be simple myositis (inflammation...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pelvic tilt or neutral spine, exercise after pregnancy, postpartum fitness
exercise after pregnancy, postpartum fitness, post natal exercise: Wow, best questions ever! Neutral spine and Hollow Pelvic Tilt are completely different and have different uses after pregnancy. Hollow Pelvic Tilt (called Belly Scooping on the DVD) is a special postpartum abdominal reconditioning technique that accomplishes...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: please please help me understand!!!!!, gestational dibetes, breech babies
gestational dibetes, breech babies, insulin shots: Angela, I am confused. Why would your doctor induce you at 43 1/2 wks if he still thinks your due date is the 5th? That makes no sense at all. I am not sure you if you just had a typo, or your first due date really was the 5th. I am also confused as to why...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: possible conception, conception date, last period
conception date, last period, due date: Heather, Your conception date just like your due date are only estimates. These dates would be correct if you actually made regualr periods every 28-30 days and you ovulate on day 14. That doesn t usually happen. Don t forget that sperm can actually survive...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: possible pregnancy, home pregnancy tests, urine pregnancy test
home pregnancy tests, urine pregnancy test, fertility issue: Dear Anne, OK, first of all, your cycle history indicates a typical cycle length of 28-35 days. Dec. 16 would have only been the 35th day, and just today you would only be considered two days late according to your cycle history. So there was really...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: When did i get pregnant?, home pregnancy test, preganncy
home pregnancy test, preganncy, ultasound: Dear Fatimah, According to all of the information you ve shared, I calculate an estimated conception date of approximately 4/28/08. This would absolutely coincide with the ultrasound dating you had on 8/1 and the current ultrasound dating. Not only do...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: could i be pregnant?, home pregnancy tests, urine pregnancy test
home pregnancy tests, urine pregnancy test, vaginal ultrasound: Dear Ann Pregnancy is a possibility. Pregnancy test that early in pregnancy can give negative results in the presence of pregnancy depending on their sensitivity as mentioned by the manufacturer. Blood test determining the level of hCG in blood is a better...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: getting pregnant after having a miscarriage, using a condom, physical symptom
using a condom, physical symptom, hcg levels: Dear Sue, The bleeding you are having now would not be considered a period. It is simply the bleeding related to the miscarriage. The first period after a miscarriage is usually 4-6 weeks later and rarely normal . It can be heavier than normal, lighter...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pubic bone pain, episotomy, pubic bone pain
episotomy, pubic bone pain, wonderful service: Laura, Thanks for the nice words. I think this is a great question for your OB doctor. I don t know why you would be having pain that wakes you up every night. Sorry I can t help you more, but your doctor really would be better to ask. Good luck and congratulations...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Training, weight gain during pregnancy
weight gain during pregnancy: Weight loss during pregnancy should only be attempted by obese women. To optimize both maternal and fetal health, your wife should eat as healthily as possible and take a pregnancy vitamin daily, as well as get a moderate amount of exercise on most days...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: vaginal appearance after childbirth, vagina after giving birth, pap smear
vagina after giving birth, pap smear, vaginal area: CJ, Your doctor had to sew you back up. You would have hemorrhaged if he didn t. It is possible he didn t put you back together the way it was though. After three years, I think you should go see a different OB for their opinion. Maybe go for a pap smear...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Walking after a C-Section, exercise after pregnancy, postpartum exercise
exercise after pregnancy, postpartum exercise, C-section: Start walking at a moderate speed, no incline, for 20 minutes, or less if you fatigue earlier. Wait a day or two. If you do not experience any negative side effects, then you can use your treadmill for 20 minutes on most days of the week. After 2 to 3 weeks...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: worried, intrauterine device iud, multiple sex partners
intrauterine device iud, multiple sex partners, pelvic inflammatory disease: Dear Kristal, Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the name of a condition in women where the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted and replaced by an overgrowth of certain bacteria. It is sometimes accompanied by discharge, odor, pain, itching,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: How much is too much?, exercise during pregnancy, pregnancy exercise
exercise during pregnancy, pregnancy exercise, pregnancy fitness: Reaching above your head is fine. What s not recommended is heavy weight lifting, like an overhead press, in the last half of pregnancy when the abs no loner provide adequate stability for the spine. Most dancers stay fairly compact, and their bellies don...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: yoga, prenatal yoga, pregnancy yoga
prenatal yoga, pregnancy yoga: An increase of maternal core temperature (especially fever) has been shown to cause birth defects. For this reason, pregnant women are advised to never use a hot tub or sauna. However, pregnant women also have greater cooling capacity through an increase...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 2 hpt + 2 blood work -, serum beta hcg, beta hcg test
serum beta hcg, beta hcg test, normal hcg level: Dear Nicole, If your LMP started on 12/31, that would put you at 6 weeks, 3 days along today. At 6 weeks, a normal hCG level would be between 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml. A urine test (and a qualitative blood pregnancy test) should come back positive with any...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 34 weeks with pain, ligament pain, dull ache
ligament pain, dull ache, lower abdomen: Dear Angela, Probably not. See if this sounds familiar... It sounds like you may be experiencing a bit of round ligament pain. Round ligament pain generally refers to a brief, sharp, stabbing pain or a longer-lasting dull ache that pregnant women commonly...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 37 weeks and Anytime, gentle stretches, bumpy ride
gentle stretches, bumpy ride, hips: It s a myth that walking will induce labor. When you body is ready, then labor will start. A bumpy ride is not a good idea at any time in pregnancy. If you ve been walking regularly throughout your pregnancy, then you can continue as long as you are comfortable...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 9 weeks pregnant almost 10 weeks, ultrasound results, misscarriage
ultrasound results, misscarriage, hcg levels: Dear Christine, It really does not make much sense. I would suspect that either there was a lab error with the 118,000 result, there is a variance between two different labs, or there might be a problem with the pregnancy that is in the beginning stages....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ab exercises while pregant, pregnancy first trimester, low blood pressure
pregnancy first trimester, low blood pressure, transverse abdominis: Until you abs pop out, you can do most types of abdominal exercises. But since your abs are weak, you should focus on building strength in your deepest abdominal muscle, your Transverse Abdominis, or TvA. This is your body s internal girdle and when contracted...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Abormal periods, estrogen dominance, light periods
estrogen dominance, light periods, consecutive periods: Dear Sesh, I would suspect that your short periods are likely due to a bit of a hormonal imbalance - as most cycle irregularities are. This happens occasionally for all women - even those who are usually like clockwork . There are many various potential...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: abdominal separation ?, experience separation, finger widths
experience separation, finger widths, regarding this problem: Sorry for the delay in response. I thought that a answered your follow-up, but must have pushed the wrong button when sending because it didn t go through. Start with the first series of exercises on the DVD, even though you are not postpartum from a medical...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: after abortion, doxycycline, ovulation
doxycycline, ovulation, interval: Dear Susan If milking persists beyond 6 weeks, you have to seek consultation as this may suppress ovulation and prevents future pregnancy. When doxycycline is prescribed,the dose should be given at 12 hours interval according to manufacturer s prescription...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Have done alot of research to no avail, please help!, pre eclampsia, lightening bolt
pre eclampsia, lightening bolt, iron supplements: Dear Dawn From your history, it does not seem to be either hypertension/hypotension or anemia. Although no diagnosis or treatment can be 100% sure without thorough examination, I had many cases with similar complaints and I was able to diagnose them as...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: BROWN VAGINAL DISCHARGE, brown vaginal discharge, bleeding in early pregnancy
brown vaginal discharge, bleeding in early pregnancy, first trimester of pregnancy: Dear Wydia, This brown discharge is most likely nothing to panic about. Vaginal bleeding can occur frequently in the first trimester of pregnancy and may not be a sign of problems. Bleeding can be a sign of miscarriage but does not mean that miscarriage...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: birth control, intrauterine device iud, painful menstrual periods
intrauterine device iud, painful menstrual periods, mirena iud: Dear h, An Intrauterine Device (IUD) is a small object that is inserted through the cervix and placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. A small string hangs down from the IUD into the upper part of the vagina. The IUD is not noticeable during intercourse....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: bleeding after 5week of pregnancy, transvaginal scan, baby bed
transvaginal scan, baby bed, bed rest: Dear Jokishore You may be experiencing threatened abortion. The treatment for this case is complete bed rest, no excercise-nosex-no heavy lifting-no cleaning...etc, together with some drugs to relieve cramps,at least for 3-4 days after stoppage of bleeding...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: brown discharge, brown discharge, embryo
brown discharge, embryo, sac: Dear Kim Most probably you are having what is known as missed abortion. Brown discharge is suggestive. Also, on transvaginal scan at 5 weeks, an embryo should be visible. if not, scan should be repeated in 2 weeks which you already did with no visible sac....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: brown discharge - 6 weeks pregnant, proper diagnosis, brown discharge
proper diagnosis, brown discharge, dear doctor: Dear Shahana This can be more than a possibility. Brown discharge may occur with more than 1 diagnoses. The simplest are threatened abortion which needs complete bed rest. The other is missed abortion which needs no delay in diagnosis. It can also be associated...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Cold, throat lozenges, scratchy throat
throat lozenges, scratchy throat, pregnant women: Dear Stephony, Menthol is a common ingredient of many throat lozenges and sprays. There are no human studies on the use of menthol during pregnancy, so its risk is undetermined. The concentration of menthol in throat lozenges and sprays is low, and because...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Conception date, conception date, last period
conception date, last period, ultrasounds: Dear Jessica, Actually, almost all information you have given me is in agreement. Even the 9/20 ultrasound putting you at 8 weeks, 4 days was within two days of concurring with the LMP calculation. Using LMP of 7/22, your estimated conception date would...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Concerned. New pill. Pregnant?, taking pills, pregnancy test
taking pills, pregnancy test, morning urine: Dear Arielle, Sometimes the hormone dosage change in different pills can alter your cycles. YAZ contains a different kind of hormone (drospirenone) than other types of BCPs. This may be the cause for the lack of bleeding. If you have taken the pills exactly...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Confused, overian cyst, intrauterine pregnancy
overian cyst, intrauterine pregnancy, estimated due date: Dear Melanie, OK, well the information I need to share may be difficult, but if you write to me, I ll assume you write to me for truthful answers. Two possibilities exist - either your pregnancy is not as far along as you first believed, which is the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Cycle, estrogen dominance, thyroid dysfunction
estrogen dominance, thyroid dysfunction, consecutive periods: Dear Shaneka, I would suspect that your varying period lengths are likely due to a bit of a hormonal imbalance - as most cycle irregularities are. This happens occasionally for all women - even those who are usually like clockwork , especially as we get...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cervical fluid, cervical mucus, morning urine
cervical mucus, morning urine, ovulate: Dear Nichole, The stretchy, egg white consistency cervical mucus typically indicates ovulation. If you experienced it approximately one week before CD 26, or around CD 18-19, it probably means that you just ovulated a bit late in that cycle. That is really...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: conception, withdrawal method of birth control, sperm cells
withdrawal method of birth control, sperm cells, pull out method: Dear Amanda, Well, successfully practiced or not, I can tell you that historically the pulling out method of birth control, in and of itself, is not very effective. The withdrawal method of birth control has an average failure rate of at least 19%. Although...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: confused, nordiol 21, dear rain
nordiol 21, dear rain, emergency contraception: Dear Rain, Yes you are correct. The encounter on the 7th (cycle day 7) would not typically have been considered a fertile day for you. However, stranger things have happened than women conceiving when they don t think they are having a fertile day. Any...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: conieving after pregnancy, breastfeeding woman, low birthweight
breastfeeding woman, low birthweight, new england journal: Dear Sarah, Your chances of conceiving while breastfeeding exclusively are very low. Breastfeeding is often nature s own method of birth control and usually women do not ovulate or have periods while exclusively breastfeeding. Most literature I ve seen...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: contraction, true labor contractions, low back pain
true labor contractions, low back pain, pelvic pressure: Dear Monica, Unfortunately, there is no way to know when contractions will resume. The contractions she was feeling before may have been Braxton-Hicks contractions. She should be aware of any increase in the pelvic pressure or low back pain however. Sometimes...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cyst during pregnancy, benign cysts, ovarian cysts
benign cysts, ovarian cysts, ovarian masses: Dear Monica, Ovarian cysts are fairly common during pregnancy (about 1 in 1,000 pregnant women). In fact, in the US ovarian cysts are found on trans-vaginal sonograms in nearly all premenopausal women and in up to 14.8% of postmenopausal women. Most of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cyst in left ovary, ultrasound examination, agonizing pain
ultrasound examination, agonizing pain, cyst: Dear Sonal A size of 38 mm does not really cause any problem. The problem may occur with large cyst if hemorrhage occurs inside the cyst or if it is twisted. This causes agonizing pain and requires surgery. If your cyst remains at the same size or regress...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Depo Provera, home pregnancy tests, depo provera
home pregnancy tests, depo provera, cervical mucus: Dear Christine, Yes - home pregnancy test results would not be affected by Depo Provera. The hormone that is tested for (hCG) is either present in a high enough level to indicate a pregnancy or it is not. The Depo won t mask the results. Hope that helps!...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Dizziness, low blood sugar levels, cause of dizziness
low blood sugar levels, cause of dizziness, low blood sugar: Dear Sarah, The main cause of dizziness in pregnancy is due to the rising hormones that cause your blood vessels to relax and widen. This helps increase the blood flow to your baby, but it slows the return of the blood in the veins to you. This causes your...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Duedate, contraceptive pills, centile
contraceptive pills, centile, sonographer: Dear Jai Please provide me with the first day of your last period and the length of ur cycle so that I can calculate it accurately and see if it coincides with ultrasound or not. Generally, if you are sure about your dates, your words should be more accurate...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: depo shot, depo provera, birth control method
depo provera, birth control method, periot: Dear Patty, I m not sure what you mean, so I ll give you some information on the Depo Provera shot. Irregular, heavy, or no bleeding are common side effects of Depo Provera. After a year of use, many women stop having periods all together. Lack of a...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: due dates, late ovulation, chemical pregnancy
late ovulation, chemical pregnancy, pelvic pressure: Dear Claire, Ultrasounds done in the first trimester are typically very accurate in dating pregnancies. There are certain norms that we have found in recent years - since we ve had the ability to visualize pregnancies via ultrasound - to be fairly universal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ectopic pregnancy, transvaginal ultrasound, mirena
transvaginal ultrasound, mirena, hpt: Dear Megan The symptoms you describe are really nonspecific and may point to many things such as hypotension, thyroid hypofunction, ectopic and others. HPT are not reliable especially in a period of amenorrhea less than 6 weeks. I would suggest a transvaginal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: enlarged uterus, enlarged uterus, serious concerns
enlarged uterus, serious concerns, c section: Dear Nakeaii, The uterus begins to return to its pre-pregnant size immediately after delivery. It changes from approximately the size of a basketball during pregnancy, to the size of a grapefruit immediately after delivery and, finally, to the size of a...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Fetal Heartbeat Not Found, fetal heartbeat, ultrasond
fetal heartbeat, ultrasond, prenatal appointment: Dear Meagan I wonder why you may have your first ultrasond at 16 weeks especially if your doctor cannot see the baby. I have no clue. There is no point to delay ultrasound in such case. There is no point to try Doppler after 2 weeks and performing ultrasound...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 9 weeks pregnant almost 10 weeks, hcg levels, placenta
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 9 weeks pregnant almost 10 weeks, hcg levels, placenta, pregnancy
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Have done alot of research to no avail, please help!, dawn robinson, time dawn
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Have done alot of research to no avail, please help!, dawn robinson, time dawn, catscan
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Depo Provera, urine test, blood test
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Depo Provera, urine test, blood test, ultrasound
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hypermesis gravidarum, drip, pregnancy
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hypermesis gravidarum, drip, pregnancy
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Metronidazole and breastfeeding, sore nipples, yeast infection
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Metronidazole and breastfeeding, sore nipples, yeast infection, thrush
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Placenta Abruption at 8 weeks, placental abruption, blood collection
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Placenta Abruption at 8 weeks, placental abruption, blood collection, placenta
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: false pregnancy, home pregnancy tests, bleeding in early pregnancy
home pregnancy tests, bleeding in early pregnancy, chemical pregnancies: Dear Ashley, No - an ovarian cyst would not give a false positive on a pregnancy test. The hormone which is tested for (hCG) is present pretty much only when a pregnancy exists or if the woman is being given the hormone by injection, such as with fertility...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: fetal ultrasound, yolk sac, gestational sac
yolk sac, gestational sac, fetal ultrasound: Dear Jill, Ultrasound dating is always from the LMP. Pregnancy dating itself is always from the LMP. It tends to be confusing, I know. The 7 week ultrasound is the one to go by. Ultrasounds done within the first trimester are considered to be very accurate...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Heartrate during a workout, rate of perceived exertion, 140 bpm
rate of perceived exertion, 140 bpm, american college of obstetricians and gynecologists: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ACOG, dropped their recommendation that pregnant women limit their heart rates to 140 BPM in 2002. The 30 minute recommendation is a minimum, not a maximum. Many very fit pregnant women, particularly...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: High Risk Pregnancy, high risk pregnancy, disruption theory
high risk pregnancy, disruption theory, ultrasound tests: Dear Danielle, To explain the cause of ABS, there are two main theories. The amniotic band theory is that ABS occurs due to a partial rupture of the amniotic sac. This rupture involves only the amnion; the chorion remains intact. Fibrous bands of the ruptured...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: what is happening?, birth control pills, stopping birth control pills
birth control pills, stopping birth control pills, negative pregnancy tests: Dear confused, I would suspect you are not pregnant with that amount of time between your last sexual encounter and now AND so many negative pregnancy tests. There are many various causes for amenorrhea (absence of periods) - pregnancy being just one. Others...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: healthy excersize, water aerobic classes, endurance exercise
water aerobic classes, endurance exercise, registered dietician: Fitness walking will be the best option for you. Wear a comfortable and supportive fitness shoe. Work up to being able to walk at a brisk pace for 30 minutes straight. Keep your intensity of exercise at a moderate level, never get to the point where you feel...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: help, groin area pain, procardia xl
groin area pain, procardia xl, low blood pressure: This level of discomfort is not normal. It s possible that you have an unstable pubis joint, have pulled a muscle in your groin, or have stressed a nearby ligament. You need to communicate that your pain is incapacitating(!), and get a referral to a Physical...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Can someone help me know if i am pregnant?, urine pregnancy tests, transvaginal ultrasound
urine pregnancy tests, transvaginal ultrasound, swollen breasts: Hi again After 50 days, a pregnancy test should be positive. However, fallacies do occur with urine pregnancy tests compared to blood test. A transvaginal ultrasound is essential for diagnosis. It is hard to give an accurate diagnosis without examination...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hi brenda, home pregnancy tests, period cramps
home pregnancy tests, period cramps, estrogen dominance: Dear Jocelyn, If you are getting a regular period, on time as expected every month, I would suspect that you are not pregnant - even though the periods are a few days shorter than they had been before. More than likely this is due to a bit of a hormonal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hoping to be pregnant, non viable pregnancy, healthy pregnancy
non viable pregnancy, healthy pregnancy, hcg level: Dear Shaun, hCG levels can rise slowly in the first days. Typically, we do like to see those levels double every 48-72 hours in a healthy pregnancy. However, the level did rise, and it may have doubled at the 72 hour mark, so I would not in any way suggest...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hypermesis gravidarum, intravenous fluid, zofran
intravenous fluid, zofran, cancer patients: Dear Lori characteristically hyperemesis gravidarum disappears after 12 nweeks pregnancy. Therefore your daughter should feel some improvement when she ireaches 12 weeks and starts her 13. If not, she may have some infection that may cause her this vomiting....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Labor, gestational diabetes, premature delivery
gestational diabetes, premature delivery, march 20th: Dear Paige, Premature delivery is one complication that there can be a higher risk of with gestational diabetes. However, you should know that any delivery at 37 weeks or after would be considered full-term. So - you re almost there! :-) More than likely...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Low Lying Placenta, cervix, blood supply
cervix, blood supply, uterus: Dear Saba, If the edge of the placenta is within 2 centimeters of the cervix but not bordering it, it s called a low-lying placenta. Normally, as the uterus grows and expands, the placenta tends to inch its way upward and away from the cervix. As your pregnancy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Lump in pelvic area with some swelling, herpes simplex virus, fever blisters
herpes simplex virus, fever blisters, tiny blisters: Dear Kayla, A blister is a bubble of fluid under the skin. The clear, watery liquid inside a blister is called serum. It leaks in from neighboring tissues as a reaction to injured skin. If the blister remains unopened, serum can provide natural protection...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Luteal Phase, proliferative phase, natural progesterone
proliferative phase, natural progesterone, accurate thanks: Dear Megan The durattion of the luteal phase of the cycle should be 14 in all normal women looking for a pregnancy. This means that, in a woman with a cycle lenth of 28 days, the luteal pahse is 14 and proliferative is 14. A woman with a cycle length of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: large clots, silver dollar size, anti coagulants
silver dollar size, anti coagulants, heavy bleeding: Dear Abida, Blood clots can normally occur on the heavy days of bleeding and/or cramping. Your body usually makes things called anti-coagulants that keep your blood from clotting as it moves through your vagina and out of your body. But during days of heavy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: late cycle, serum beta hcg, home pregnancy test
serum beta hcg, home pregnancy test, hormone fluctuations: Dear Stephanie, Anytime you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. The symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle, which...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: loosing pregnancy symptoms, early symptoms of pregnancy, menstrual cramps
early symptoms of pregnancy, menstrual cramps, symptoms of pregnancy: Dear Katarina, The early symptoms of pregnancy are hormonal in nature and vary greatly from woman to woman and pregnancy to pregnancy. Some women have symptoms all the way through while others only have them for a few weeks until their body becomes accustomed...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: low progesterone or one time fluke?, lower back pains, low progesterone
lower back pains, low progesterone, lower abdomen: Dear Lin, If your LMP started on 1/13 and you have regular 28 (27/28) day cycles, I would calculate that you would have been approximately 3 weeks, 3 days pregnant on 2/6 when you went in for your Pap smear. This is why your levels were just barely elevated....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Metronidazole and breastfeeding, sore and tender breasts, metronidazole flagyl
sore and tender breasts, metronidazole flagyl, vaginal bacterial infection: Dear Sid, Metronidazole (Flagyl) is rated by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as a drug whose effect on infants is unknown, but it may be of concern because older studies found its use in pregnancy to be associated with mutagenicity. Nevertheless,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: MUCUS PLUG, yellow mucus, mucus plug
yellow mucus, mucus plug, medical examination: Dear Robin Mucus plug is usually lost hours before labor and this can be considered as a sign of starting labor. Dilatation up to 3 cm has no significance if you already delivered before. However, it is unusual if this is your first labor; and if so, you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: miscarriage, factor v leiden, protein c deficiency
factor v leiden, protein c deficiency, habitual abortion: Dear Carrie This case is a case of habitual abortion which is the occurrence of at least 3 miscarriages. 80% of causes for this case are known; however, 20% remains unknown and this 20% are treated on empirical basis. In your case with 4 successive miscarriages,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: am i miscarriaging, embryo sac, hcg test
embryo sac, hcg test, hcg levels: Dear Farrah, Unfortunately, your hCG results are not encouraging. In a healthy pregnancy, we expect hCG levels to double every 48-72 hours during the first trimester. If they do not double, that is a sign something may not be quite right and if they begin...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: multi vitamin during frist, alpha tocopheryl acetate, thiamin hydrochloride
alpha tocopheryl acetate, thiamin hydrochloride, vitamin b 6: Dear Jess, I can already tell you are going to be a frequent questioner once you are pregnant. :-) Happy to have you on board! Nothing here to worry about. You have no idea how many women have taken MUCH more toxic substances well into the first trimester...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: multivitamins and pregnancy, fruits and veggies, multivitamins
fruits and veggies, multivitamins, multivitamin: If you are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant, you should take a multivitamin that is specially formulated for pregnancy. These supplements provide additional folic acid which has been shown to dramatically reduce birth defects. If you follow the directions...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Need another opinion, emergency c section, lochia rubra
emergency c section, lochia rubra, postpartum bleeding: Dear Lilac, Postpartum bleeding typically begins within hours after giving birth, and will continue for about 2-3 weeks. For some women, postpartum bleeding may last for up to as many as 6 weeks after giving birth. Postpartum bleeding starts out bright...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Putting Nuvaring in late, male condoms, nuvaring
male condoms, nuvaring, spermicide: Dear Robin, In this situation, a new ring should be inserted as soon as possible and use an extra method of birth control, such as male condoms and/or spermicide, until the ring has been used continuously for at least seven days. I hope this has helped...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pain and Pregnancy with Hypopituitarism, pregnancy category b, fda pregnancy category b
pregnancy category b, fda pregnancy category b, pain during pregnancy: Dear Amy, Percocet is a combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen. Acetaminophen is perfectly ok during pregnancy. It is the oxycodone that is of concern. Generally, oxycodone is considered a FDA Pregnancy Category B drug. This means that controlled studies...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: PCOS and 4 positive HPT's. A baby? Or is it ovarian cancer?, intermittent headaches, fertility treatments
intermittent headaches, fertility treatments, lower abdomen: Dear Anna, If you had unprotected sex during the last cycle, then you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. The symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle - especially with your...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Period after giving birth, normal vaginal delivery, normal blood pressure
normal vaginal delivery, normal blood pressure, lower abdomen: Dear Sarah Congratulations for the baby. The answer is no..it is not normal to have such a vague complaint. However, if your vital signs are normal; blood pressure, pulse and temperature and if you do not have any specific complaint for example urinary...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: PLEASE HELP ME, sonographer, placenta
sonographer, placenta, lilian: Dear Lilian There is no explanation in such case other than wait and see policy. However, the absence of the placenta in the growing baby s sac might be related to the overlapping position of the 2 sacs preventing visulaizing all the details of the sac...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Placenta Abruption at 8 weeks, weeks pregnancy, abruption
weeks pregnancy, abruption, brown blood: Dear Jessica There is nothing called placental abruption at 8 weeks pregnancy simply because the placenta is completely formed at 12 weeks. Abruption usually is defined at 28 weeks and some authorities consider it at 20 weeks. what you really have is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Placenta moving up., one nite, susten
one nite, susten, bed rest: Dear Saba, Again, you will need to get clearance for sexual activity from your OB doctor. Each doctor has his/her own comfort level regarding this. 5 cm is one inch away from that cervical opening. It will depend upon how far from the cervix he/she specifically...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Please Help, urine specimen, pregnancy test
urine specimen, pregnancy test, urinary frequency: Dear Jennifer, Your symptoms really do sound like those of a classic urinary tract infection. I would suggest that you go to the doctor s office to give them a urine specimen or at least call your doctor s office and describe the symptoms of urinary frequency,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: POSSIBLE INFERTILITY, cervical mucus, proper diagnosis
cervical mucus, proper diagnosis, vaginal infection: Dear Jasmine Although it is hard to give a firm diagnosis, this looks like a candida vaginal infection. This infection is know to cause what is known as cheesy discharge which you described as gummy. You need to consult your gyn for proper diagnosis...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Possible Miscarriage..., bleeding in early pregnancy, home pregnancy test
bleeding in early pregnancy, home pregnancy test, trimester of pregnancy: Dear Bethany, It really will depend a lot on what that hCG level comes back at. If it comes back higher, ideally 244 or above, then that would be a positive sign and I would say that the vaginal bleeding was nothing to be concerned about at this point in...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Possible misscarraige., home pregnancy test, pregnancy nature
home pregnancy test, pregnancy nature, sperm cell: Dear Holly, Unfortunately, it does sound like you may have started to have a miscarriage with the symptoms of cramping and heavy bleeding and the substantial drop in the hCG level. Typically, in a healthy pregnancy, we expect hCG levels to double every...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Possible pregnancy and dental work, local anesthetics, pregnancy women
local anesthetics, pregnancy women, wisdom tooth: Dear Ann, Generally, dental surgery - or any surgery - is preferably done in the 2nd trimester if it must be done during pregnancy. However, it sounds like yours may not be able to be put off. Many dental procedures require anesthesia, which usually can...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: PREGNANCY, urine pregnancy test, lipiodol
urine pregnancy test, lipiodol, pelvic infection: Dear Nicole yes you can be pregnant after dye injection especially if the fat soluble dye, lipiodol is used. It is heavy with slow flow rate and therefore, is able to break fine or filmy tubal adhsions in contrast to the water soluble urograffin dye. ...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: CAN I BE PREGNANT TOO, rare occurence, birth control shot
rare occurence, birth control shot, abnormal periods: Dear Jessica Abnormalities in the period is normal within the first year and it usually normalizes after the first period of use. None of the symptoms you described indicates pregnancy but generally speaking pregnancy is a rare occurence if you use the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pre-natal vitamins, donor egg ivf, green leafy vegetables
donor egg ivf, green leafy vegetables, eating a healthy diet: Dear Marion, Don t worry - you did not miss the boat. Many women do not get started on prenatal vitamins until their first prenatal visit, which can be anywhere from 4-8 weeks or even later - depending on the circumstances. Prenatal vitamins are mainly...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Preganacy safe drug for unexplained tachycardia., uterine contraction, pregnancy risk
uterine contraction, pregnancy risk, chronic hypertension: Dear Beth, There are some conflicting reports. Atenolol is classified as a FDA Pregnancy Risk Category D drug, however I have seen where it is also generally reported as appearing safe for use in pregnant patients with chronic hypertension, though it has...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy after D & C, blighted ovum, pregnancy loss
blighted ovum, pregnancy loss, hcg levels: Dear Louise, Most women can expect their levels to return to a non-pregnant range by 4-6 weeks after a pregnancy loss has occurred. This can vary by how the loss occurred (spontaneous miscarriage, D & C procedure, abortion, natural delivery) and how high...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy after Laproscopy, serous cystadenoma, biopsy report
serous cystadenoma, biopsy report, pain in the abdomen: Dear Deepa, I cannot say what the doctor may or may not want to do if periods do not resume after 4 weeks time. They may want to wait a bit longer to see if that remaining ovary will kick into gear, they may want to run some blood tests to check hormone...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy Symptoms, symptoms of a yeast infection, yeast bread
symptoms of a yeast infection, yeast bread, burning during urination: Dear Heidi, First - congratulations! :-) Yeast infections are pretty common during pregnancy. Your body is going through so many changes right now, and it is difficult for your body to keep up with the chemical changes in the vaginal environment. There...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Back pain in pregnency, torso muscles, shoulder girdle
torso muscles, shoulder girdle, core exercises: Localized heat to relieve pain for a short period of time is OK. Pregnant women need avoid overheating their whole bodies, as in a hot tub, as this can raise core temperature which is potentially harmful to the developing baby. Avoid use of electric blankets...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: no period after IUD, serum beta hcg, hormone fluctuations
serum beta hcg, hormone fluctuations, test serum: Dear Brandie, Unfortunately, the symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle. That is why it so difficult to diagnose a pregnancy based on symptoms alone. If you had sex before realizing...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: please help me, intrauterine growth restriction, monochorionic twins
intrauterine growth restriction, monochorionic twins, monoamniotic monochorionic: Dear Lilian, If the placenta supplying nutrition to the remaining fetus is contained within the empty sac, I would suspect that is not an option. However, that is something you should discuss with your doctor. You should also discuss and be clear about...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: possiblity of pregnancy?, negative pregnancy tests, ovulation period
negative pregnancy tests, ovulation period, rapid weight loss: Dear Jean, If your partner had wet pre-ejaculate on his hands while he had that hand in, on, or around your vagina or vaginal opening, you cannot dismiss the possibility of conception. Now - the potential for conception would obviously be much lower than...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: post partum bleeding, pantiliner, watery discharge
pantiliner, watery discharge, menstrual cycles: Dear Darcy, No - nothing you have described is anything I would panic about. I would suspect that the deeper discomfort is most likely the healing of the muscle tissue and if you are starting to get more active, as it surely sounds like you are with lifting,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: postpartum carpal tunnel, fingers and thumbs, circular motions
fingers and thumbs, circular motions, week of pregnancy: Dear Jenny, I am sorry that you are experiencing pain. It is common for postpartum women to experience this condition. You can do simple exercises to relieve the pain - circular motions with wrists, fingers and thumbs. Flex and extend wrists, fingers...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy, factor v leiden, oral anticoagulants
factor v leiden, oral anticoagulants, weeks of pregnancy: Dear Jamie Since you already had a clot in your left leg and since pregnancy by itself increases the tendency to blood coagulation, you will probably need to start blood anticoagulation with heparin when you get pregnant. Early, we used to start with oral...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy-brown spotting, abnormal pregnancy, pelvic ultrasound
abnormal pregnancy, pelvic ultrasound, tender breast: Dear Annita It seems as if you are having some problems with ovulation. As a first step, I would advise a pelvic ultrasound. Also the brown discharge may point to some diagnoses. Please give me some details whether you have hair in abnormal sites as chin,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy dates, ovulation conception, first symptoms of pregnancy
ovulation conception, first symptoms of pregnancy, estimated due date: Dear Sara, According to may calculations with your LMP date of 9/8/07, your estimated ovulation/conception date was 9/22 and your estimated due date is 6/14/08. So, my calculations concur with your doctor s. Now, first of all, the chances of conception...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: could my pregnancy still be viable?, progesterone levels, gestational sac
progesterone levels, gestational sac, subchorionic hematoma: Dear Maria, Well, although the bloodwork is not necessarily optimistic, I would not give up all hope just yet. It is possible that you are a few days short of 6 weeks if you actually ovulated a few days later in that cycle. That could be why heart activity...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: am i pregnant?, ultrasound report, retroverted uterus
ultrasound report, retroverted uterus, pelvic organs: Dear Nice You are not pregnant based on the results of your ultrasound. However, ultrasound report should comment on all your pelvic organs. Fibroid is 1 reason you may have this bleeding. Is there any comment in the ultrasound report?..if your report says...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: am i pregnant, chances of pregnancy, sperm cells
chances of pregnancy, sperm cells, sexual encounter: Dear Cherish, If the only unprotected sexual encounter you had was the one that was 10 days prior to your ovulation day, then I would say your chances of pregnancy are pretty low. Sperm cells can only survive for up to five days once past the cervix under...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Am I pregnant, serum beta hcg, test serum
serum beta hcg, test serum, morning urine: Dear Ginny, Well, I hate to tell you, but those first tests were probably a waste of money. The 14th would have been WAY too early to start testing for pregnancy if there was a potential conception date of the 7th-8th-9th. But...this is a learning process...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Am i pregnant or just crazy, cue tip, unprotected intercourse
cue tip, unprotected intercourse, lower abdomen: Dear Tina, Although VERY rare, I do have women who report to me that they have had pregnancies that did not test positive (with any type of test) for up to 8 and even 10 weeks. Now... this goes against all medical wisdom. :-) Scientifically, if a serum...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Some Questions, first period after childbirth, postpartum bleeding
first period after childbirth, postpartum bleeding, effects of caffine: Dear Jennifer, Postpartum bleeding is similar to the bleeding that occurs during a menstrual period, but is often much heavier than menstrual bleeding for the first few days. Postpartum bleeding typically begins within hours after giving birth, and will...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Removal of Mirena Coil, bleeding from the vagina, uterine infection
bleeding from the vagina, uterine infection, dear jane: Dear Jane, PV bleeding simply refers to bleeding from the vagina or uterus, so it is rather non-specific. May it simply have been a very heavy first period after removal of the Mirena? It does not sound like you bled excessively after the removal, so it...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: SAC, vanishing twin syndrome, uterine cramps
vanishing twin syndrome, uterine cramps, surviving twin: Dear Lilian, From the information you have shared, what this sounds like is a vanishing twin situation. Vanishing twin syndrome is when one of a set of twin or multiple fetuses disappears in the uterus during pregnancy. This is the result of a miscarriage...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Severely Sick In The 2nd Trimester, watery diarrhea, daily basis
watery diarrhea, daily basis, aggressive treatment: Dear Leah I rely very much on patients words. Therefore, if you are taking medications since 2 days without improvement, and you have the feeling you may go dehydrated then you should seek your family physician without delay. You may have some gastrointestinal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: SLE & PREGNANCY, congenital heart block, poor pregnancy outcome
congenital heart block, poor pregnancy outcome, lupus nephritis: Dear Rahima, The ability to become pregnant remains normal with lupus, but sometimes the problem is in staying pregnant. With lupus, your risk for early and late pregnancy loss is increased. The actual risk for miscarriage is between 15-40%. If your body...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Spinning, rate of perceived exertion, fitness regimes
rate of perceived exertion, fitness regimes, cardio workouts: As you enter into the last weeks of your pregnancy, you can continue to exercise, but you should modify your workout on an as needed basis. Spinning modifications include staying in your seat, and no sprints. Your baby is growing rapidly now, and will demand...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Subchronic Hemorrage, subchorionic hematoma, steady heart
subchorionic hematoma, steady heart, hemorrage: Dear Kristi, In women whose ultrasound shows a subchorionic hematoma, the outcome of the fetus depends on the size of the hematoma, the mother s age, and the fetus gestational age. Rates of miscarriage increase with advancing maternal age (age 35 and over)...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: sharp pain, midline, ligament
midline, ligament, abdomen: Dear Hanna Around the time of your pregnancy, sometimes pain may occur on the left side of abdomen. This is because the uterus is not exactly in the midline but slightly tilted to the right side. This makes the supporting ligamenst on the left side more...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: sleep problem, nighttime leg cramps, frequent nighttime urination
nighttime leg cramps, frequent nighttime urination, stress and anxiety: Dear Ashwini, You absolutely can sleep on your right side. Pregnant women can and should sleep in the position most comfortable for them. The bigger danger is sleeping flat on your back when the baby gets too heavy. This can put weight on your aorta. When...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: subchorionic hematoma, gestational sac, steady heart
gestational sac, steady heart, trimester of pregnancy: Dear Gay, A subchorionic hematoma is simply a collection of blood either within the folds of the developing placenta or between the placenta and the uterine wall. A small to moderate sized hematoma will usually dissipate on its own and not have any negative...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Triple Marker Test, blood screening test, 17th week of pregnancy
blood screening test, 17th week of pregnancy, marker test: Dear Saba, The triple test is a maternal blood screening test that looks for three specific substances: AFP, hCG, and Estriol. It is usually performed between the 15th and 17th week of pregnancy. It can still be accurate up to 20 weeks, but is rarely done...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Trying to Concieve, cervical mucus, temperature measurements
cervical mucus, temperature measurements, basal temperature: Dear Sarah Unfortunately there is no method to detect ovulation in your case except the traditional methods such as changes you can observe in cervical mucus deviating from what u used to see while breast feeding, and basal temperature measurements before...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: taking provera and dont knowi if ur pregnant, birth control pills, progesterone hormone
birth control pills, progesterone hormone, exogenous hormones: Dear Crystal What your doctor is doing is that he is trying to bring you an artificial menstruation. Whatever you are using provera or the pill, both build up the endometrium to a certain level, above which the hormone is not capable to support more growth...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: trying to conceive, silver dollar size, anti coagulants
silver dollar size, anti coagulants, regular periods: Dear Abida, Unfortunately there is no way for me to be able to tell you for sure what exactly is happening with you. If you are having regular periods every 26-35 days, then most likely you are ovulating. This would mean that you are fertile and able to...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ultrasound accuracy, yolk sac, gestational sac
yolk sac, gestational sac, estimated due date: Dear Megan, If your LMP was 7/7 and you have regular 32 days cycles, I calculate that your estimated conception date would have been approximately 7/25. This seems to correlate with your ultrasound results as well. I also calculate an estimated due date...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Weight and Belly Showing, loose fitting clothes, 14th week of pregnancy
loose fitting clothes, 14th week of pregnancy, physical stature: Dear Mayank, Every woman and every pregnancy is different. Each woman has a different body type and frame, so I cannot tell you when your wife will be showing prominently. It will depend quite a bit on her physical stature. Some women show in their 3rd...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Wisdom Tooth Extraction and general anesthesia, vaso vagal reaction, wisdom tooth extraction
vaso vagal reaction, wisdom tooth extraction, general anesthesia: Dear Beth, The effects of general anesthesia on a pregnant woman and her fetus vary depending on the drugs used. In most cases, general anesthesia should be avoided during pregnancy. However, it sounds like you are in a tricky situation because a raging...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Worried, plain abdominal film, upper gi series
plain abdominal film, upper gi series, pregnancy test: Dear Ashley, Different facilities use different concentrations/amounts of radiation for various tests. I cannot know which type of test you had or what amount of radiation you had. In the United States, the average person is exposed to an effective...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: over waight, body mass index table, american society for reproductive medicine
body mass index table, american society for reproductive medicine, body mass index: Dear Abida, According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, being overweight or obese may reduce a woman s fertility. When pregnancy is achieved, excessive weight increases risks associated with pregnancy. Weight loss may improve fertility...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: over weight, body mass index table, american society for reproductive medicine
body mass index table, american society for reproductive medicine, body mass index: Dear Abida, I believe I already sent you this information when you asked me essentially the same question a few days ago, but I am happy to do it once more... According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, being overweight or obese may...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: weight, bmi body mass index, body mass index
bmi body mass index, body mass index, national institutes of health: Dear Abida, With a height of 5 2 , your weight of 86kg (approx. 190 lbs) gives you an estimated BMI (Body Mass Index) of 34.7. BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women. Again, obesity is defined as...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: working out while pregnant!, stronger immune system, cardio workouts
stronger immune system, cardio workouts, cerebral cortex: Thanks for asking these questions. There are so many myths and misinformation regarding prenatal fitness bouncing around the Internet these days, that it is hard to separate fact from fiction. Athletic women like you can continue to workout at a more intense...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 10 wks Pregnant w/ IUD in uterus, iud, iuds
iud, iuds, rare occasions: Dear Monica, This is always a tricky situation. IUDs are typically about 99% effective as a form of birth control, but this can happen on rare occasions. Since your IUD is displaced , that may actually be the reason a pregnancy has occurred. If the IUD...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 3rd Degree Burns, 3rd degree burns, upper stomach
3rd degree burns, upper stomach, elasticity: Dear Katie, I would suspect that this is related to the lack of elasticity in the tissue that was burned. You didn t make clear whether you actually ARE pregnant right now, but if not, I would definitely recommend seeing a burn specialist prior to a pregnancy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 6 week ultrasound, blighted ovum, fetal heartbeat
blighted ovum, fetal heartbeat, hcg level: Heather, It is difficult to know for sure what is happening. Let s start with what is normal for a 6 2/7 ultrasound. At 6 3/7 there should be a heartbeat visible on the ultrasound, you should see a flicker on the screen where the heart is. It can sometimes...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 7 Months Pregnant with sharp pains!, yeast infection during pregnancy, ligament pain
yeast infection during pregnancy, ligament pain, vagina area: Dear Jamie, Well - there are a few options, as there are many common discomforts of pregnancy, especially involving the pelvic area. One may be pressure on the bladder from the growing baby and uterus and/or a bit of a urinary tract infection. Pregnant...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 7 wks. post partum and still bleeding, molar pregnancy, first period after childbirth
molar pregnancy, first period after childbirth, lochia rubra: Dear Jynice, Postpartum bleeding (lochia) typically begins within hours after giving birth, and will continue for about 2-3 weeks. For some women, postpartum bleeding may last for up to as many as 6 weeks after giving birth. Postpartum bleeding starts...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 8 wks pregnant, strength training exercises, free weight exercises
strength training exercises, free weight exercises, water aerobics: All competitive sports, where there is a risk of collision, or being hit by an object are not recommended for pregnancy. If you re on a social team, where women will go easy on you, then you can continue for another 6 weeks or so. When your tummy pops out,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Abdominal Speration and getting pregnant again, pregnancy complaints, transverse abdominis
pregnancy complaints, transverse abdominis, speration: First some good news. A two finger width separation is smallish. Diastasis Recti (abdominal separation) is usually considered to be more than 2.5 to 3 finger widths. Because your tummy is still round, this tells me that your abdominal wall is not functioning...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ashtonga during pregnacy, low blood pressure, transverse abdominis
low blood pressure, transverse abdominis, fragile thing: I don t know why your were not advised to practice during the first trimester, especially since you are well adapted. It has been shown that extreme weight lifting moves like heavy squats, clean and jerk, etc., greatly increases intra-abdominal pressure and...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: BIRTH CONTROL AND PREGNANCY, birth control and pregnancy, birth control methods
birth control and pregnancy, birth control methods, regular period: Kamorria, I don t normally answer any questions about birth control, but I will give you my two cents. Virtually all of the birth control methods are hormonal, if you don t want to take hormones you can talk to your doc about a diaphragm or cervical cap....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Birth Control, home pregnancy tests, serum beta hcg
home pregnancy tests, serum beta hcg, pregnancy tests work: Dear Shannon, No, hormonal birth control methods will not cause a false negative result on a pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests work by detecting human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). hCG is a hormone essentially found only in pregnant women. Home pregnancy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Birth control/ Uterine anomalies, abnormal pap smear, birth control pills
abnormal pap smear, birth control pills, cervix pregnancy: Dear Patricia, If you feel the sites are reputable, then I would suggest printing out the information and taking it to your personal OB doctor to look over and research on his/her own. Again, it is all about what your own doctor, or others if you choose...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bleeding during first trimester, bleeding in early pregnancy, bleeding during first trimester
bleeding in early pregnancy, bleeding during first trimester, gestational trophoblastic disease: Dear Tania Bleeding in early pregnancy have many reasons. Assuming that it is of uterine origin, it can be due to threatened abortion, ectopic, gestational trophoblastic disease or associated lesion within the cervix or vagina. However the association...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bleeding querry, pregnancy risk, fetal risk
pregnancy risk, fetal risk, food and drug administration: Dear Jignasa, I am unfamiliar with the medications you cite, but I have done some research. I am completely confused as to why Jusprin would have been ordered, since it is aspirin. If you were spotting, aspirin would have been one of the last things that...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Blood Clot in Uterus, heavy menses, blood clot in uterus
heavy menses, blood clot in uterus, hemoglobin level: Dear Tepa To me, it does not seem you have a major problem. If this is a very large blood clot as the tech and your gyn thought, it would have affected your blood hemoglobin level to a critical level which did not happen. At your age, some hormonal imbalances...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Breastfeeding hormonal imbalance, rapid weight loss, birth control methods
rapid weight loss, birth control methods, calories per day: Dear Shelby, Women who are not breastfeeding will usually start menstruating 6-8 weeks postpartum. If you are breastfeeding, you may not menstruate until you begin to wean the baby off the breast. Breastfeeding is often nature s own method of birth control...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: bchg level, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, abdomen pain
ruptured ectopic pregnancy, abdomen pain, signs of pregnancy: Dear Monique, Usually with twin pregnancies, the hCG level is higher than normal to begin with. Also, an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy SHOULD have been spotted with ultrasound, even if a sac was seen in the uterus. They should have visualized all reproductive...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: beta hcg titer, beta hcg, hcg titer
beta hcg, hcg titer, transvaginal scan: Dear Lacey There is a wide variation in the normal levels of B subunit of hCG. In fact if the level is doubled, it makes some suspicion of ectopic pregnancy if associated with some non specific symptoms. On the other hand, if it stays normal, it signifies...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: after birth, weeks pregnancy, low lying placenta
weeks pregnancy, low lying placenta, placenta previa: Dear Mymoena Placenta sometimes lie down and this does not affect the growth of your baby or its heealth. However, bleeding may occur more frequent than with normally positioned placenta and this, if recurrent, might affect the baby s wellbeing. However,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: no breast milk, dear jennifer, scabs
dear jennifer, scabs, breast milk: Dear Jennifer, If you were not breastfeeding, more than likely your OB doctor gave you a medication, probably Parlodel (bromocriptine), to dry up your milk supply. This is why you would not have gotten real sore or leaked unwanted breast milk. Occasionally...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: C section vs vbac, uterine contractions, suitable circumstances
uterine contractions, suitable circumstances, vbacs: Dear Megan I would recommend a VBAC only if adequate and capable nursing facilities are present and an obstetrician is close by, through the whole process of labor. It needs close follow up to monitor uterine contractions and the status of your baby during...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Clomid, pregnancy test, clomid
pregnancy test, clomid, morning after pill: Heather, Plan B is a high dose hormone pill, made of estrogen and progestin. It can kick-start your body into a cycle. Hopefully it will work, unfortunately only time will tell! As far as the spotting and clomid, that is not a problem. Clomid is started...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Clotty period and infertility, hcg blood test, quantitative hcg
hcg blood test, quantitative hcg, fertility drugs: Christy, I am sorry for your loss. If your periods resumed at normal intervals you likely do not need a d&c from a miscarriage a year ago. The only way to know if you need a D&C for sure is to do a quantitative HCG blood test, if it returns to 0, no products...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Complications?, bleeding in early pregnancy, menstrual cramps
bleeding in early pregnancy, menstrual cramps, sexual intercourse: Dear preg, Unfortunately, no - there is nothing you can do. However, vaginal bleeding can occur frequently in the 1st trimester of pregnancy and may not be a sign of problems. Bleeding can be a sign of miscarriage but does not mean that miscarriage is imminent....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Conception, pregnancy advances, taking the pills
pregnancy advances, taking the pills, duedate: Dear Jai When dates are not sure, the best is serial ultrasound. The fist scan should be as early as you recognize pregnancy, or your first antenatal scan. As pregnancy advances, more scans will be performed and calculations can be made accordingly by your...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Conception, taking the pills, regular period
taking the pills, regular period, last period: Dear Pam, Because you missed pills in the middle of the cycle, you may or may not have ovulated, Typically the BCP suppressed ovulation, but missing those pills may have allowed ovulation to occur. There is just no way to know. The breakthrough bleeding...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Conception Date, conception date, having unprotected sex
conception date, having unprotected sex, couple days: Dear Vivian, If your 6/9 due date has been determined/confirmed via ultrasound, which I ll assume it has since the LMP dating would have been difficult to calculate, then that would indicate an approximate conception date of 9/17/07. So, whichever partner...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: c-section vs. vbac, fetal lung maturity, tilted cervix
fetal lung maturity, tilted cervix, frank breech: Dear Allison, The risk of a blood clot is approximately 3 to 5 times higher after a C-section than with a vaginal delivery. However, your doctor takes precautions to avoid this and getting up to walk as soon as possible after delivery minimizes the incidence...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: carvical prolapse right after labor, vaginal vault, health care provider
vaginal vault, health care provider, kegels: Dear ef, Cervical prolapse is something that can happen if those ligaments supporting the uterus and vaginal vault become weakened. This can occur from a variety of causes and in your case was likely related to the trauma of childbirth. The only real treatment...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: chances of pregnancy, chances of pregnancy, fertile window
chances of pregnancy, fertile window, sperm cells: Dear Lisa, If your LMP started on 2/28 and you have regular 28 day cycles, we would anticipate that you would have ovulated on approximately 3/13. This means that the essentially unprotected sex (since the condom broke significantly) on 3/9 would have been...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: clomid during early pregnancy, synthetic progesterone, progesterone levels
synthetic progesterone, progesterone levels, weeks gestation: Dear Layf, Essentially the theory means that... if you take or are exposed to something that will cause a serious defect or harm to the baby within those first 2-3 weeks, most all will miscarry naturally. However, that 2-3 weeks period does seem to provide...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: conception, vaginal ultrasound, sexual encounter
vaginal ultrasound, sexual encounter, conception date: Dear Denise, According to my calculations using your LMP date, your estimated conception date would be approximately 11/30-12/1/07, making you approximately 17 weeks, 2 days today. This is absolutely confirmed by the trans-vaginal ultrasound done on 1/14/08...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: conception, conception date, pregnancy test
conception date, pregnancy test, 3rd of july: Dear Nicole, Again, even the date given by the ultrasound indicates a conception date on/after 10/24. This would pretty much rule out the 10/15 conception date. And the December ultrasound would have been within your 1st trimester, so it would have been...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: conception timing vs. how far along, ovulation conception, vaginal ultrasound
ovulation conception, vaginal ultrasound, first sexual encounter: Dear John, If a trans-vaginal ultrasound on 3/4 put her at 8 weeks, 2 days, that calculates back to a LMP date (last menstrual period) of 1/6 and an estimated ovulation/conception date of 1/20. Here is where your confusion lies: pregnancy dating is done...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Should I be concerned, ovulation predictor kits, basal body temperature
ovulation predictor kits, basal body temperature, follicular phase: Leslie, First off CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! I am curious to know how the doc measured the baby to be at about 10 weeks? I am going to proceed as though it was via ultrasound, but if not then the dating of 10 weeks is really a guess. Try not to stress...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Delayed period?, home pregnancy test, delayed menses
home pregnancy test, delayed menses, delayed period: Dear Kathrin The best thing to do after almost 4 weeks of delayed menses is to perform a home pregnancy test. Another option is transvaginal ultrasound. If you are pregnant, the pregnancy test should be positive by now. If not, it probably due to the exhaustion...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: DNC after effects, dnc procedure, heart rate increases
dnc procedure, heart rate increases, migraine headaches: Dear Salina I think your friend is having some degree of anemia responsoble for most of her symptoms and therefore, I strongly recommend a complete blood picture done. I am concerned about the pain in her calf and I think that she should be examined for...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: my daughters 2 pregnancies, cervical cerclage, early labour
cervical cerclage, early labour, hospital doctor: Dear Karen, Although there is no way to know for sure, it does sound like this new OB doctor is making himself very well informed of her risk factors prior to another pregnancy, so as to be as prepared as possible. The cervical cerclage - the stitch...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Will I deliver before my due date?, lanette, pregnancies
lanette, pregnancies, cervix: Dear Lanette, As a general rule, each pregnancy tends to LABOR less time with each subsequent time. As far as when you will actually deliver, unless there is an issue with the competence of your cervix, there is just no way to tell. The number of pregnancies...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: discharge from breasts, nipple secretions, pituitary adenomas
nipple secretions, pituitary adenomas, breast surgeon: Dear Julie, Normally, if the ducts are stripped toward the nipple, a drop or two of clear, milky, or greenish-tinged liquid will appear. This is not considered nipple discharge and is considered normal. If the nipples spontaneously leak discharge, staining...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: My due date??!, egg implants, initial ultrasound
egg implants, initial ultrasound, pregnant women experience: Dear Vanessa, OK, I am assuming that you are transposing the month and day in your dates - meaning instead of 5/2/08 (May 2nd), you mean 2/5/08 (Feb. 5th) and 1/9/08 (Jan. 9th). I will answer based on that assumption. If you were having unprotected sex...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: early pregnancy?, yolk sack, yolk sac
yolk sack, yolk sac, vaginal ultrasound: Dear Amanda, OK, well with the numbers changed, the picture does change slightly. With an hCG of 9000, we would definitely expect to see much more than a gestational sac. However, the fact that your hCG levels are rising (even though slowly) and there has...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: early trimester bleeding, dark brown discharge, recurrent abortions
dark brown discharge, recurrent abortions, transvaginal ultrasound: Dear Julie 15-20% of all normal women abort in their first pregnancies although completely healthy. However because you had 2 successive abortions according to your description, I advise a transvaginal ultrasound scan to confirm that there is normal genital...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: enlarged yolk sac & fetal heartbeat, yolk sac, fetal heartbeat
yolk sac, fetal heartbeat, exact duration: Dear Tammy If you had the first day of your last period on the end of December and if its length is 28 then you should be pregnant around 10 weeks. however, if you had 3 ultrasound since the end of december, your doctor should be more capable than me in...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: exams during pregnancy, initial ultrasound, different point of view
initial ultrasound, different point of view, prenatal vitamins: Dear Dawn, Wow - you have a dilemma. Obviously you have researched what the normal schedule is for prenatal visits, so I won t repeat all that information for you. I guess if I had to pick and choose and were limited in the amount of visits, I would suggest...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: exercise after c-section, exercise after c section, postpartum exercises
exercise after c section, postpartum exercises, abdominal exercises: After a C women should wait until their stitches are completely healed before doing any abdominal exercises, or exercises that stress their abdominal fascia (the connective tissue that surrounds muscles) like running, squats or weightlifting. This generally...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: False Labor, mucus plug, nausea and vomiting
mucus plug, nausea and vomiting, uterine contractions: Dear Michelle, Yes, I would suspect that the brown slimy discharge is likely your mucus plug. As the cervix begins to change - to stretch, dilate, and thin out - in preparation for labor, you may notice the loss of some of that mucus in a thick, sticky...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Fast heart rate in pregnancy, heart murmur, routine appointment
heart murmur, routine appointment, cesareans: Hi Generally speaking, heart lesions do not affect the pregnancy or delivery if properly managed. However, there is a higher interference of instrumental delivery, with either forceps or ventouse, and Cesareans among cardiac women. This interference is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Fitness/Spa weekend without knowledge of pregnancy, fitness spa, spa weekend
fitness spa, spa weekend, fitness weekend: I know of no scientific studies that link massage or other forms of bodywork with miscarriage. At only a week or so along, your pregnancy consisted of a cluster of cells embedded into the uterine wall. All early developmental problems have a genetic source....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 10 wks Pregnant w/ IUD in uterus, care physicians, unborn baby
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 10 wks Pregnant w/ IUD in uterus, care physicians, unborn baby
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 3rd Degree Burns, 3rd degree burn, futher
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 3rd Degree Burns, 3rd degree burn, futher, scar
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Blood Clot in Uterus, blood clot, second opinion
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Blood Clot in Uterus, blood clot, second opinion, uterus
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: implanon, miscarriages, couple of days
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: implanon, miscarriages, couple of days
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Missed Period due to Marijuana?, home births, smoke marijuana
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Missed Period due to Marijuana?, home births, smoke marijuana, healthy pregnancy
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Am I pregnant, hpt, gp
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Am I pregnant, hpt, gp
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: UTI, third degree burn, macrobid
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: UTI, third degree burn, macrobid, bactrim
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: fertility, depo provera, depo vera
depo provera, depo vera, concieve: Emma, Have your periods resumed? If so, your fertility probably also has. That being said, it can take a normal healthy couple that is considered fertile one year to conceive just because! That year window should be started AFTER the first month of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: freaking out, pre ejaculate, fertile window
pre ejaculate, fertile window, sperm cells: Dear Megan, If your LMP was 3/6 and you have regular 28 day cycles, we would anticipate that you would likely ovulate on/about 3/20. The unprotected sex on 3/13 would not have been considered to be within your fertile window (although, yes, you can potentially...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Gestational Age vs. HCG Level for Sac?, gestational sac, abdominal ultrasound
gestational sac, abdominal ultrasound, fertility treatments: Dear Sheri Please calm down. Gestational sac measurments are not an accurate measurement for dating pregnancy and there is wide variations in the normal range. Furthermore, if you had an abdominal ultrasound or an inexperiences sonographer, it is easy to...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: High liver enzymes and clock is ticking, high liver enzymes, elevated enzymes
high liver enzymes, elevated enzymes, liver diseases: Erin, There are several genetic liver diseases that could possibly cause elevated liver enzymes, however it looks as if yours were only slightly elevated and that they have since returned to normal. I would talk to your physician and ask him/her about...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Hypothyriodism and pregnancy test, false positive pregnancy test, hypothyriodism
false positive pregnancy test, hypothyriodism, test dr: Dear Megan No. Hypothyroidism is not 1 of the causes for false positive pregnancy test. Actually this can happen in a minority of cases. This is when a patient gets pregnant in twins and around the time of her period, she aborts 1 of them and bleeding of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hCG levels after m/c, viable pregnancy, preg symptoms
viable pregnancy, preg symptoms, second pregnancy: Kara, I am so sorry for your troubles and possible loss. A second pregnancy is always a possibility, but as I am sure your midwife told you - this is a very rare occurrence. Your midwife needs to be doing follow-up testing. Your HCG needs to...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hcg levels and bleeding, bleeding in early pregnancy, menstrual cramps
bleeding in early pregnancy, menstrual cramps, tubal pregnancy: Dear Claire, In the 1st trimester of a healthy pregnancy, we expect the hCG level to double every 48-72 hours. So the increase from 24 to 78 mIU/ml is perfect. Vaginal bleeding can occur frequently in the 1st trimester of pregnancy and may not be a...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: i have heard, childbirth classes, labor and delivery
childbirth classes, labor and delivery, dieing: Breathing classes are used for self regulation and pain control during labor. You don t feel like you re going to die in labor, whether you take classes or not. And even if you don t take any childbirth classes, I guarantee that you will breath throughout...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hematoma, gestation sac, gestational sac size
gestation sac, gestational sac size, subchorionic hematoma: Dear Judy, I ll try and help you with some facts about subchorionic hematomas in general... The incidence of subchorionic hemorrhage is 1.3% of all pregnancies. In pregnant patients with 1st trimester vaginal bleeding, the incidence increases to almost...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: high AFP level question, neural tube defect, physical abnormality
neural tube defect, physical abnormality, afp test: Dear Yenny, An AFP is a screening test. It aims to identify babies that may be at increased risk (have a higher chance) of having a neural tube defect, but it cannot definitely tell if the baby has the defect. The AFP test is about 90% accurate. This...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Incest., chromosomal problems, chromosomal analysis
chromosomal problems, chromosomal analysis, congratulations on your pregnancy: Chelsea, The problem normally associated with incest is that there are rare chromosomal problems that can manifest. The best way to know if there is any risk to your baby is for your fiance to have a chromosomal analysis done. This will tell you if he...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Induction, labor contractions, castor oil
labor contractions, castor oil, bowels: Dear Maisa, Castor oil can provide good results if you are already having some labor contractions. It is thought to work by causing spasms in the intestines, which surround the uterus toward the end of pregnancy. These spasms then cause the uterus to cramp,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Infertility after miscarriage, fertility doctor, hormone therapies
fertility doctor, hormone therapies, repronex: Vervie, I am so sorry for your loss. It is very uncommon to have products of conception (POC) remaining after a delivery without symptoms. Normally, if there are any POC left, you will have bleeding and your cycle will not return. Since you had no symptoms,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: im pregnant i 90% certain i no who the father is i just need a professional oppinion please., dear alice, week pregnancy
dear alice, week pregnancy, conception date: Dear Alice, With the LMP date of 1/26 and a history of 28 day cycles, I calculate that you most likely did ovulate/conceive on 2/8-9. However, that dating puts you at 9 weeks, 1 day today with a due date of 11/1/08. If your scan on 3/28 dated you at 7 weeks,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: implanon, retinal thrombosis, deep venous thrombosis
retinal thrombosis, deep venous thrombosis, abortion method: Dear Lashea, There would not necessarily be any more chance of that happening than with any other contraceptive method. Anytime you are taking anything that inhibits pregnancy from happening, then a fluke pregnancy does occur, the pregnancy may be affected...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: irregular periods, home pregnancy test, irregular periods
home pregnancy test, irregular periods, lower back pain: Hi Pregnancy is a high possibility. Home pregnancy test depends on the level of human chorionic gonadotropins in urine, a reflection to its level in blood, which have nothing to do with pcos. I advise transvaginal ultrasound to confirm or esclude pregnancy....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: I know when i conceived...is this how to calcuate how far along we are?, healthy balanced diet, pregnancy calculations
healthy balanced diet, pregnancy calculations, estimated due date: Dear d, Pregnancy calculations are always based on the LMP - even when you go for ultrasound and they estimate gestational age, the gestational age measurements will assume a LMP two weeks prior to the age measurements. (I know - It s confusing) Based...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Life after an ETOPIC PREGNANCY, progesterone only pills, etopic pregnancy
progesterone only pills, etopic pregnancy, inflammations: Dear Latoya This depends on the reasons for your ectopic, whether u have been on progesterone only pills-iud-had pelvic inflammations ..etc and also whether your tubes, one or both, were preserved partially or totally. If u provide more more info I may...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: laxatives while pregnant, stimulant laxatives, stimulant laxative
stimulant laxatives, stimulant laxative, office nurse: Dear Anneke, Ex-Lax (sennosides) is a stimulant laxative (there are different types) and that is the issue. Stimulant laxatives may cause unwanted effects in an expectant mother if improperly used. Castor oil in particular should not be used as it may cause...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Mature Placenta, intra uterine growth retardation, calcium deposits
intra uterine growth retardation, calcium deposits, cigarette smoking: Dear Joanie, Placental calcification is essentially calcium deposits on the placenta and this indicates aging of the placenta. Now, I really would not necessarily be panicking about this at this point. The incidence of placental calcification increases...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Medicine and pregnancy, cholesterol ldl levels, fat soluble vitamins
cholesterol ldl levels, fat soluble vitamins, raising hdl levels: Dear Debbie, Form what I can find, this medication is actually used for lowering cholesterol LDL levels and raising HDL levels. It is classified as a FDA Pregnancy Risk Category B medication. In a reproductive study with rats and rabbits, doses up to...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Menstruation, burning during urination, yeast bread
burning during urination, yeast bread, blood discharge: Dear Scott, This sounds like a bit of a hormonal imbalance. Is she on the birth control pill? Many times the BCP can alleviate these symptoms by regulating hormones. However, if she feels that she is having symptoms related to a yeast infection - vaginal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Merina IUD, retroverted uterus, doctor didn
retroverted uterus, doctor didn, common time: Dear Tobhiyah, The most common time for a perforation to take place would be at insertion. I cannot give you precise odds, however it is not at all impossible for an IUD to be expelled and/or perforate the uterus at any time. This is why women are encouraged...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Mid-Cycle Spotting, dear maggie, uterine cavity
dear maggie, uterine cavity, transvaginal ultrasound: Dear Maggie As you stated you still have a high temperature on day 28. This is not normal since the rise in temperature at ovulation does not last more than 48 hours. This together with the abnormal spotting, especially if accompanied with foul odor, may...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Miscarriage, congenital heart defect, ventrical septal defect
congenital heart defect, ventrical septal defect, downs syndrome: Beverly, I am so sorry for your loss. Your chances of having a baby with down s syndrome is 1/177 at age 38. At age 39, this incidence will increase to 1/139 and at 40 to 1/109. So, as you can see the risk increases significantly with maternal age....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Miscarriages, hcg tests, pregnancy losses
hcg tests, pregnancy losses, miscarriages: Dear Ashley, As a rule, ovulation takes place approximately 14 days prior to the beginning of the next period. If you have a history of regular 32 day cycles, your typical ovulation day is likely around CD 18. Once ovulation has occurred, the egg will only...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Missed Period due to Marijuana?, menstrual cycle irregularities, gonadotropin releasing hormone
menstrual cycle irregularities, gonadotropin releasing hormone, sickle cell disease: Dear Stephanie, Drug use, in general, can cause menstrual cycle irregularities. They have found that chronic conditions like starvation, excessive exercise, depression, psychological stress, marijuana use, Crohn s disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Missed period for 2 months.negative preg test, thyroid problems, hcg level
thyroid problems, hcg level, pregnancy tests: Liza, I am sorry for the troubles that you are going through. Menstrual cycles can be so crazy and get out of whack pretty easy. Even stress can keep you from ovulating and therefore delay your cycles. However, it is good that you doc is checking things...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Missed period, serum beta hcg, trying to concive
serum beta hcg, trying to concive, headacks: Dear Tanya, If your IUD was a hormonal IUD (like Mirena), periods and ovulation can be a bit irregular for the first few months after it is removed because your body does not have the influence of the hormones from the Mirena. So, don t get overly discouraged...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: i'm worried about my girlfriend being pregnant, kleenex, bj
kleenex, bj, vagina: Dear Andrew, I m thinking you are over-thinking. :-) Not that this scenario would be absolutely impossible - but it would be much more likely if it occurred one thing after another, without the breaks for spitting and rinsing, wiping hands and penis dry,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: mammogram during pregnancy, negative pregnancy test, ovulation test
negative pregnancy test, ovulation test, health care providers: Dear Cindy, There is a fairly common theory amongst health care providers called the all-or-nothing phenomenon . Essentially this refers to a window of time in the first 2-3 weeks after conception when there is none of the crucial fetal development going...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: masturbation, vaginal canal, girl friend
vaginal canal, girl friend, good luck: zxcv, Conception can only occur when semen enters the vaginal canal while the women is ovulating. If the masturbation episodes were separate and there was no contact of fluid, there is a virtual 0% chance of pregnancy resulting. I hope this information...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: measuring of stomach during pregnancy, ultrasound scan, baby twins
ultrasound scan, baby twins, excess fluid: Dear Carol If your daughter is pregnant more than 28 weeks, there may be a minor increase in the measurements you provided which can be considered normal if nothing abnormal is seen on a detailed ultrasound scan. Reasons such as excess fluid around the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: metformiin, provera and clomid during early pregnancy, polycystic ovarian syndrome, clomid and metformin
polycystic ovarian syndrome, clomid and metformin, gestational sac: Dear Layf, If the ultrasound on 3/3 determined you were at 5 weeks gestation, that would calculate back to approximately a 2/11 conception date. (All pregnancy dating is based on LMP, which is assumed to be two weeks before the conception date) So, the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: miscarriage, full term pregnancy, pregnancy losses
full term pregnancy, pregnancy losses, progesterone supplementation: Carrie, I am so sorry for your losses, I know it is heartbreaking to lose a baby, much less 4. REs actually do more than just trying to help getting pregnant. Their job is infertility and infertility is actually classified as an inability to conceive...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: misscarrige, small gestational sac, hcg blood test
small gestational sac, hcg blood test, hcg level: Dear Candy, Usually if the hCG level begins to fall, we do become concerned about a threatened miscarriage. In a healthy pregnancy, we expect that hCG levels will double every 48-72 hours during the 1st trimester. Another indication that something may have...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: missing every other period?, home pregnancy tests, period cramps
home pregnancy tests, period cramps, reproductive hormones: Amanda, I wish that I could give you an answer, but the fact is that there are too many possibilities for what is happening. The best I can recommend is to see your doc and have your hormone levels checked. This includes thyroid, and all reproductive...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: monthly cycle, irregular vaginal bleeding, estrogen dominance
irregular vaginal bleeding, estrogen dominance, letisia: Dear Letisia, If you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. However, irregular vaginal bleeding is not a typical sign of early pregnancy. Even with a miscarriage, women tend to have a full...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: mortality rate of chickenpox baby, varicella zoster, varicella virus
varicella zoster, varicella virus, maternal antibodies: Dear Shantel, Chicken pox acquired during pregnancy does cause an increased risk of complications to the mother and the infant. Women who do acquire chicken pox while pregnant, especially in the 3rd trimester, are at a greater risk of developing varicella...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Natural Miscarriage, blighted ovum, gestational sac
blighted ovum, gestational sac, genital tract: Dear Tania 15-20% of healthy women abort in theie first pregnancy for no apparent reason. There is no relationship between trying to get pregnant soon after miscarriage, whether spontaneous or induced, and chances of a successful next pregnancy. I would...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: natural labor induction/dialation, natural labor induction, twisted pelvis
natural labor induction, twisted pelvis, cervis: Dear Jennifer I am not sure of the reason why and when your doctor will induce you. If she is going to interfere at 2 cm dilataion, this is called augmentation and not induction. Augmentation is quite normal and occurs after the spontaneous onset of normal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: i need help, prescribtion drugs, rapid weight loss
prescribtion drugs, rapid weight loss, birth control pill: Dear Natasha, Oh, how I wish there was a magical way to get women to ovulate! It would solve the problems so many women face. Unfortunately, there just isn t. You may come across herbal potions out there which claim to regulate women s cycles, but I urge...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ovulation, having twins, pregnancy test
having twins, pregnancy test, hcg levels: Allison, I have never heard of an HCG being 2000 at 11-12 DPO. The range is typically from 25-50 for 12 DPO. That is also a larger gestational sac that I have known about for that early. The sac ususally forms at 4 weeks but it is not uncommon not...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ovulation and Clomid, insulin sensitizer, irregular ovulation
insulin sensitizer, irregular ovulation, infertility therapy: Dear Heather, Clomid essentially works to: - induce ovulation - correct irregular ovulation - help increase egg production - correct luteal phase deficiencies Typically it is taken on days 5 to 9 of your cycle (or sometimes, on days 4-8 or 3-7)....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: ovariancyst, gestational sac, ectopic pregnancy
gestational sac, ectopic pregnancy, hcg levels: Chelsey, Ok, I am going to do my best to answer your questions, although I am not very clear on several things! (I can be a little slow on the uptake!) HCG levels going up is always a good sign, I don t know how far along you were when you found out -...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: ovulation, ovulation pain, dear kathy
ovulation pain, dear kathy, educational purpose: Dear Kathy The worst thing in attempting to get pregnant is to have programmed sex. This raises the level of anxiety and consequently, may suppress ovulation. If you have sex 2-3 times a week, then you can be sure you will get pregnant within a year. ...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Please help, home pregnancy test, rapid weight loss
home pregnancy test, rapid weight loss, ovarian cyst: Whitney, The signs that you are describing can be from several things, some of them being severe like appendicitis. I have to recommend that you see your doctor right away. If your home pregnancy test was negative after these symptoms started, you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: COULD I BE PREGNANT ?, early pregnancy symptoms, hormone fluctuations
early pregnancy symptoms, hormone fluctuations, betty dear: Dear Betty, Unfortunately, the symptoms you describe (and pretty much all early pregnancy symptoms) are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle. That is why it so difficult to diagnose a pregnancy based on...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy/ovulation, symptoms of early pregnancy, negative pregnancy tests
symptoms of early pregnancy, negative pregnancy tests, abnormal periods: Dear Ginny, Since your cycles have been irregular since coming off the BCP and you have had several negative pregnancy tests, I would suspect that this is just a delay in your cycle due to a hormonal imbalance (as most cycle irregularities are). My suggestion...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy weight loss, quality diet, obgyn
quality diet, obgyn, lost one: It sounds like you re eating a high quality diet, which is great. Not everyone gains exactly the same amount from one week to the next. As long as you are not taking in too few calories and your OBGYN is not concerned then relax. Body weight can easily fluctuate...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Could I Be Pregnant 2 months after my c section?, serum beta hcg, home pregnancy test
serum beta hcg, home pregnancy test, test serum: Dear Laura, If you were not breastfeeding exclusively and were not using any other form of birth control, it is possible that you could have ovulated and conceived a pregnancy in February or March. It sounds like you had a regular period on 2/14 which would...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Problems related to pregnancy, fats and sweets, soft cheeses
fats and sweets, soft cheeses, fish eggs: Dhoni, The diet I spoke of is every day, not every week. It is a fairly typical food pyramid diet. A serving size consist of: Fruits and Vegetables: * One medium-size fruit * 1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned fruits (in 100% juice) or...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pains, false labor pains, pubic hair
false labor pains, pubic hair, jess: Dear Jess These are most probably false labor pains which are very similar to the pains u will have during labor. These pains are quite normal especially if this is your first pregnancy. If you feel them once in every 10 minutes you should consult your...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: getting a period after the HCG level has gone back down to zero?, home pregnancy test, hcg level
home pregnancy test, hcg level, menstrual cycle: Penny, First off, let me say how sorry I am for your loss. As far as your question goes, there is not an exact answer. Normally, once an HCG level is 5 (non-pregnant level), your body will start a new menstrual cycle. Most women experience their...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: period late, home pregnancy test, mittelschmerz
home pregnancy test, mittelschmerz, morning urine: Dear Jess, If your LMP was 2/18 and you have regular 28 days cycles, we would anticipate that you would have ovulated approximately 3/3. However, if you can usually feel ovulation (called mittelschmerz) and you don t believe it came until approximately...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnacy, time of ovulation, congratulations on your pregnancy
time of ovulation, congratulations on your pregnancy, safe delivery: No problem!!!!! Right, the first two weeks you are actually not pregnant and your conception date of the weekend of June 30 adds up perfectly with your due date. The one day discrepancy between March 19 and March 20 is no biggie at all. It is actually...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnacy, ovulation predictor kits, basal body temperature
ovulation predictor kits, basal body temperature, depo shot birth control: Hi Jasmine! Depo-Provera can take up to a year to get out of your system, however because you only got one shot I would be shocked if it was still in your system. That being said, it can take a normal, healthy couple a year to conceive and still be considered...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy, birth control pills, cortical cysts
birth control pills, cortical cysts, cervical mucosa: Sasi, I am sorry to hear about the problems that you are having. What you refer to as PCOD is identified in the United States as PCOS. Walaphage is prescribed to women with PCOS because many women with PCOS are insulin resistant and that is a major...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy, home pregnancy test, pregnancy question
home pregnancy test, pregnancy question, pull out method: Latoria, No problem! First let me say that the pull out method is not an effective form of birth control. During intercourse a man will secrete a little bit of semen just with arousal. Now, as far as if you could be pregnant, I can only guess...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy, egg implants, pregnant women experience
egg implants, pregnant women experience, fertile window: Dear Christina, If you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. The unprotected encounter on 2/14 would definitely have been within your fertile window. If you have regular 28 day cycles, you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy, lower abdomen pain, symptoms of a kidney infection
lower abdomen pain, symptoms of a kidney infection, empty bladder: Dear Fathmath, The symptoms you describe sound to me like a possible urinary tract infection - especially the passing of blood with urination, fever, and rushing to the bathroom to urinate. Symptoms of a UTI or bladder infection would include: -...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy after cold-knife conization, cervical conization, american college of obstetricians and gynecologists
cervical conization, american college of obstetricians and gynecologists, cervical dysplasia: Dear Kimberly, The main risk with cervical conization and subsequent pregnancies is preterm labor/delivery. In a study reported by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2007, it was concluded that a short time interval (2-3 months)...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy diet, registered dietician, exercise regimen
registered dietician, exercise regimen, american college of obstetricians and gynecologists: Get a referral to a registered dietician who can help you create an eating plan that meets your pregnancy needs without excessive calorie intake. Eating for two is a myth. Pregnant women need only an additional 100 calories in the first trimester, and...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy question, luscious curls, pregnancy question
luscious curls, pregnancy question, raging hormones: Dear Danielle, As far as being a safety issue, there seems to be little risk of damage to mother or baby from permanents during pregnancy. However, most hairdressers do not recommend perming or straightening hair during pregnancy. This tends to have more...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy after removing the nuva ring, nuva ring, contraceptive effectiveness
nuva ring, contraceptive effectiveness, morning urine: Dear Brandy, If the NuvaRing has been out of the vagina for more than three continuous hours during the 1st or 2nd week of use, contraceptive effectiveness may be reduced. If you had unprotected sex and did not use a back up method, you may have been susceptible...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Could I be pregnant?, hcg levels, tender breast
hcg levels, tender breast, pregnancy test: Dear CMW03, Well, obviously the risk is always higher that conception would occur if unprotected sex takes place on the day you ovulate. But having sex on that day does not guarantee conception, by any means. There are women who have had a regular period...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Am I pregnant, serum beta hcg, stopping birth control pills
serum beta hcg, stopping birth control pills, birth control pills: Dear Tarsha, Unfortunately, I cannot tell you for certain if you are pregnant or not. If you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. There are many various causes for amenorrhea (absence...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: When did i get pregnant?, estimated due date, irregular periods
estimated due date, irregular periods, conception date: Dear Nicole, I will assume that your dates have been confirmed with an ultrasound in the 1st trimester. If ultrasound has confirmed your dating with an estimated due date of 8/22, that calculates back to an approximate conception date of 11/30/07. Even...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: can i get pregnent, pregnancy after tubal ligation, pregnancy after tubal
pregnancy after tubal ligation, pregnancy after tubal, unplanned pregnancy: Dear Kimberly, Occasionally a woman can still get pregnant, even though she had her tubes tied properly. The tubes can evolve in such a way as to try to heal themselves, and sometimes a tract develops that allows the egg and sperm to meet. However, tubal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Question?, emergency c section, normal vaginal delivery
emergency c section, normal vaginal delivery, incision line: Dear Gloria, I m very sorry to hear about your loss. All I can do is to give you the statistics that I presented in your previous question. Except, I can also tell you that I do not consider it crazy to want to get pregnant again after what you have gone...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Question about my complete miscarriage, ultrasound findings, spontaneous abortion
ultrasound findings, spontaneous abortion, endometrial thickness: Dear Ivory I can understand your fears. The incidence of spontaneous abortion, for no apparent reason, varies between 15-20% in the first pregnancy. Most of these abortions are chromosomally abnormal. Based on the information you provided and the ultrasound...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Question regarding ultrasound/IUGR, ultrasound measurements, initial ultrasound
ultrasound measurements, initial ultrasound, estimated due date: Dear Melissa, The information you have shared also seems conflicting to me. Smaller than expected fetal growth tends to push dates back, not up (although dates should really not be altered from the initial ultrasound/LMP dating due to subsequent ultrasound...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Questions about HCG levels after a miscarriage, gestational trophoblastic disease, hcg levels
gestational trophoblastic disease, hcg levels, downward trend: Dear Staci This is generally true. However, follow up is necessary to exclude what is known as gestational trophoblastic disease which may have serious consequences. You should follow up with your caring doctor and as I mentioned before, a repeat level...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Recurrent Bleeding ana anti D guideline, rh positive, guideline question
rh positive, guideline question, delivey: Dear Zaheer thank you for providine me with the information I requested. It seems that your wife have 2 problems. First is the recurrent bleeding after delivery and this, has nothing to do with Rh. An ultrasound scan, preferably vaginal is needed to assess...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: re-early pregnancy and miscarriage, gestational sac, feb test
gestational sac, feb test, early pregnancy: Bonnie, I am so sorry that you are having to go through this. Heavy bleeding accompanied by cramps with the passing of clots is usually a miscarriage. If your ovulation day was Feb 20, you are very very early in your pregnancy. My calculations would put...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: recent tubal reversal,trying to concieve,paint safety and pregnancy, glycol ethers, ethylene glycol
glycol ethers, ethylene glycol, tempera paints: Shea, Basically there is no studies on paint because it is impossible to measure exposure (without putting the baby at risk) However, there are certain precautions that the American Pregnancy Association recommends. They are: * Avoiding paints and...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Spotting and backache, hormone fluctuations, regular periods
hormone fluctuations, regular periods, excessive alcohol: Dear Athena, If you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. The symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle which are causing...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: sex, home pregnancy test, spotting after intercourse
home pregnancy test, spotting after intercourse, having sex for the first time: Shivani, It is not completely uncommon to have spotting after intercourse, especially the first time or two. The best way to tell if you are pregnant is if your period is late, take a home pregnancy test. Pregnancy should be detectable on a home pregnancy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: sexuality questions, woman gynecologist, pervasive developmental disorder
woman gynecologist, pervasive developmental disorder, sexuality questions: Dear Joyce, Nurses don t particularly enjoy criticizing doctors either, but I take more pleasure in helping patients. :-) However, not knowing the tone of voice, other physical findings, and generally this doctor s own thought process - I cannot truly...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: getting in shape after baby, transverse abdominis, getting in shape
transverse abdominis, getting in shape, huge bulge: Because your tummy is still round, this tells me that you deepest abdominal muscle, your Transverse Abdominis, or TvA,is weak and/or not functioning properly. When contracted, the Tva compresses the abdominal wall and pulls the abdomen closer to the spine....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: will it be soon!?, cervical changes, time table
cervical changes, time table, own time: Dear Nikki, You make me smile. :-) I know you don t mean to - but you do. I really, really wish I could give you an estimate. If this is your first pregnancy, you will probably go fairly close to your due date (39-40 weeks), given that you are 1 cm,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: subchoreonic bleed, gestational sac, best case scenario
gestational sac, best case scenario, early pregnancy: Louisa, First let me say congratulations on your pregnancy! Subchorionic hematomas are actually fairly common in early pregnancy, and their effect on the pregnancy depends on when they appear, how large they are, and maternal age. The best case scenario...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: suddenly irregular cycles, estrogen dominance, thyroid dysfunction
estrogen dominance, thyroid dysfunction, consecutive periods: Dear Sarah, I would suspect that your early period and now the delayed period is likely due to a bit of a hormonal imbalance - as most cycle irregularities are. This happens occasionally for all women - even those who are usually like clockwork . There...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Tailbone Injury and Childbirth, pelvic tilt, pelvic bones
pelvic tilt, pelvic bones, lot of nerve: During birth, the tailbone, or coccyx, gets flattened out as the baby moves through the pelvic outlet. This is normal. But in some births, the tailbone can get over stretched and more rarely fractured. Ater birth, because the bones don t not curl under...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Tearing pains and cramping, ligament pain, lower abdomen
ligament pain, lower abdomen, dull ache: Dear Kate, If you are having consistent abdominal cramping that is not dissipating or going away at all with several minutes of rest, you should call your doctor. Severe or consistent abdominal pain should never be ignored. Now - this may be simply a...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Thin Uterus, setion, c sections
setion, c sections, vaginal delivery: Nicole, I am sorry to hear of your troubles. 36-37 weeks really isn t very early, Deliveries are frequently considered term after 36 weeks. The fact that your uterus is thin likely takes away much of a possibility of having a vag delivery. VBACs...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Thyroid disease and HCG levels, high hcg levels, symptoms of hyperthyroidism
high hcg levels, symptoms of hyperthyroidism, thyroid levels: Dear Megan, hCG has mild thyroid stimulating effects and, as a result, can cause some symptoms of hyperthyroidism during pregnancy. Temporary subclinical (no apparent symptoms) hyperthyroidism occurs in 10-20% of normal pregnant women but typically does...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: tilted cervix, 70 effaced, tilted cervix
70 effaced, tilted cervix, tilted uterus: Dear Theresa, There are two main tilted uterus positions: anteverted (tilting forward toward the bladder) and retroverted (tilting backward toward the spine). Typically, whether anteverted or retroverted, by the 2nd trimester of pregnancy, the uterus will...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: ttc after ectopic, serum beta hcg, ttc after ectopic
serum beta hcg, ttc after ectopic, ectopic pregnancy: Dear Christy, In clinical studies, about 30% of women taking Clomid became pregnant. I realize this may not seem as high as you would think, but you need to realize that many women who take Clomid have other fertility issues that just cannot be treated...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: U/S Question, yolk sac, gestational sac
yolk sac, gestational sac, 6 weeks gestation: Dear Ali, The gestational sac can typically be visualized as early as 4.5 weeks of gestation and the yolk sac at about 5 weeks. The embryo can usually be observed and measured by about 5.5 weeks. A visible heartbeat can often be seen and detected by ultrasound...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: UTI, macrobid nitrofurantoin, dangerous side effects
macrobid nitrofurantoin, dangerous side effects, pregnancy risk: Dear Lauren, Macrobid (nitrofurantoin) is a FDA Pregnancy Risk Category B medication. The FDA has a categorization of drug risks to the fetus that runs from: Category A (safest) to Category X (known danger - do not use!) The categories are A, B, C,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: ultrasound accuracy in determinig fetal age per trimester, gestational sac, would like your opinion
gestational sac, would like your opinion, monthly period: Dear Laurie, Early ultrasounds are quite accurate in dating pregnancies. As time has passed and we have been able to visualize more and more pregnancies through the years, we have come to know that pregnancies develop at pretty constant rates for the first...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: umbilical cord, prenatal yoga classes, pregnancy pregnancy
prenatal yoga classes, pregnancy pregnancy, umbilical cord problems: I have not read any scientific studies that correlate any yoga poses, or any exercises in general, with umbilical cord problems. Most prenatal yoga classes avoid inverted poses, but here again, scientific studies are slim. Certainly, pregnant women are...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Vaginal Pain after sex during pregnancy, sex during pregnancy, pelvic bones
sex during pregnancy, pelvic bones, tendons and ligaments: Dear Danielle, Because there are many physical changes taking place in your pelvis with the stretching and pulling of tendons and ligaments and the pulling apart of your pelvic bones in preparation for labor, this may be causing some of the discomfort for...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: want to get pregnant, body time, ovulation
body time, ovulation, having sex: Dear Rose, I usually suggest that couples who are actively trying to conceive try having sex every other day (or at least every 3rd day) from cycle day 11 through cycle day 21 (Day 1 being the first day of your period). This allows for any variation in...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: weight loss during pregnancy, intrauterine growth retardation iugr, intrauterine growth retardation
intrauterine growth retardation iugr, intrauterine growth retardation, nausea and vomiting: Dear Ammy, There has been research to suggest that if a mother is not gaining adequate weight during pregnancy, she may be metabolizing fat, which may cause ketones to be freed in her bloodstream. Some feel that these ketones may be toxic to developing...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: worried about dates, hcg level, healthy pregnancy
hcg level, healthy pregnancy, hcg levels: Dear Bree, This can mean two possible things: First that your dates are off and that you are not as far along as you thought that you were. Because this is a valid possibility, the policy usually is the follow-up ultrasound in 7-10 days to see if there...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: am i?, home pregnancy test, many different things
home pregnancy test, many different things, preventing pregnancy: Hi Ashlee! Well first, let me say that although the pill is listed at 96-99% effective, it rarely is that effective at preventing pregnancy. These statistics are only accurate when taken under absolutely ideal circumstances. The fact that you take the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 1st late period 7 years after tubal, serum beta hcg, stopping birth control pills
serum beta hcg, stopping birth control pills, birth control pills: Dear April, Occasionally a woman can still get pregnant, despite having had her tubes tied properly. The tubes can evolve in such a way as to try to heal themselves, and sometimes a tract develops that allows egg and sperm to meet. However, tubal ligation,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 2 Periods in 1 Month, pre ejaculate, morning urine
pre ejaculate, morning urine, hormonal imbalance: Dear Rachel, I usually suggest that women wait until the week after a missed or spotty period before testing for pregnancy. If your next period is due 3/27, I would wait and test 4/3-4 if you don t have a regular period. Hope that helps. Be well! ...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 32 weeks pregnant having pelvic problems, ligament laxity, pubic bones
ligament laxity, pubic bones, signs of contractions: From your description, it sounds as if you are experiencing pelvic instability at your sacroiliac joint, the joint on either side of your lower back where the pelvis connects with the lower spine, an possibly also at your pubic symphsis, the joint where your...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Antigen E, red blood cells, rh incompatibility
red blood cells, rh incompatibility, hep c: Dear Mary, The e-antigen is a really complex and difficult thing to understand - and also to try to explain, so bear with me. The e-antigen is part of the Rh component - the part that indicates positive or negative blood type. Many people who have tested...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: abdominal pain, pregnancy discomforts, menstrual cramps
pregnancy discomforts, menstrual cramps, prenatal vitamins: Dear Stephanie, During pregnancy, discomforts involving the abdomen, hips, back, pelvis, legs,... in fact, discomforts almost anywhere are very common. Unless you begin to experience cramping (like strong menstrual cramps) and/or clots or tissue passing...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: amenhorrea, plan b, possible pregnancy?, frequent urination, lower back pain
frequent urination, lower back pain, cold flashes: Dear Giselle, Are you having any increase in your UC symptoms? We do know that stress can cause flare-ups of the UC and also that UC can go into essentially a remission for many months or years and then flare up again. It may be that your concern about...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: arms, prenatal problems, poor circulation
prenatal problems, poor circulation, mths: When a limb falls asleep it is usually caused by compression of blood flow or compression of a nerve. It s possible that you are experiencing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, or a similar problem. Get a referral to a PT or Chiropractor who specializes in prenatal...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: birth control, birth control pills, mirena iud
birth control pills, mirena iud, surgical sterilization: Dear Coretta, Birth control pills, in general, are quite effective. The statistics are that 8% of women will experience an unintended pregnancy in the first year of use with typical use - 0.3% will experience an unintended pregnancy with perfect use...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Chemical pregnancy, chemical pregnancy, chemical abortion
chemical pregnancy, chemical abortion, heavy periods: Dear Samrin thank you for your question. Chemical pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which aborts before being recognized by the patient (no symptoms); However, the level of human chorionic gonadotropin hormone is high enough to make the diagnosis of a...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: CMV and Toxoplasmosis?, safety precaution, early pregnancy
safety precaution, early pregnancy, dear sarah: Dear Sarah The decline in titer of toxoplasma and CMV is great in April 2008 and shows a marked improvement. These infections do a lot of harm to pregnancy when they are acute, with similar titers to the titers u had earlier, especially during pregnancy....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: c-section and hernia, chronic cough, incisional hernia
chronic cough, incisional hernia, heavy lifting: Dear Shannon This seems to be an incisional hernia and it is always advised to be repaired without delay for fear of complications especially because ur overweight. This may weaken the defect further and increases the hernia size. If u can t seek a surgeon...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: chemical pregnancy, yolk sac, blood test results
yolk sac, blood test results, gestational sac: Dear Sunitha, I believe I answered most of this same question from you yesterday, but you have added a bit, so I will address it for you. A pregnancy can be confirmed well before three months time, especially now that we have ultrasound technology. Via...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: chemical pregnancy, initial ultrasound, chemical pregnancy
initial ultrasound, chemical pregnancy, typical pregnancy: Dear Samrin, No. A chemical pregnancy is the term given to a pregnancy that ends very early in the 1st trimester. It is believed that chemical pregnancies occur when the fetus dies almost immediately after conception. This happens before the embryo has...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: clueless, fertile days, drex
fertile days, drex, menstrual cycle: Dear Drex, Although you are susceptible to conceive a pregnancy ANY time you have unprotected sex, the day after period bleeding ends would not necessarily be considered one of the most fertile days of the cycle. If her cycles are approximately 35 days...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cramping but negative pregnancy test, pre ejaculate, negative pregnancy test
pre ejaculate, negative pregnancy test, hormone fluctuations: Dear Laura, If you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. The symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle. That is why...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Daughter's pregnancy, abdominal circumference, pregnancy ultrasound
abdominal circumference, pregnancy ultrasound, biparietal diameter: Dear Barbara, Biometry is used to determine fetal age. By late in the 3rd trimester, measurements are accurate to only within a 2-3 week window. In general, once the crown-rump measurement (CRL) is no longer reasonable to obtain, the averaging of several...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: development details of days 177 through 230, development details, project hope
development details, project hope, fetal development: Dear Kim, Gestational days 177 through 230 would generally be considered to be weeks 25-33. If you search out fetal development week 25 (etc,...), you should come up with some sites to help with your project. Hope that helps. Be well. Brend...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Early Pregnancy, early pregnancy, dear christine
early pregnancy, dear christine, heavy bleeding: Dear Christine, It may have been that you were just barely pregnant when you were in the clinic last month. An hCG of 25 mIU/ml or more would be considered positive for pregnancy, however a non-pregnant hCG is typically 0-5 mIU/ml. If you have not had intercourse...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: early pregnancy issues, fetal sac, ovarian cysts
fetal sac, ovarian cysts, chances of pregnancy: Dear Rebecca, OK, first, it is too early for heart activity to be seen via ultrasound if you are just 3-4 weeks along. So you really do not need to be worried about that. A visible heartbeat can often be seen and detected by ultrasound at about 6 weeks...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 32 weeks pregnant having pelvic problems, mucus plug
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 32 weeks pregnant having pelvic problems, mucus plug
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cramping but negative pregnancy test, pre menopausal, pregnancy test
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cramping but negative pregnancy test, pre menopausal, pregnancy test, pregnancy tests
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Heavy Bleeding, restless leg syndrome, brittle nails
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Heavy Bleeding, restless leg syndrome, brittle nails, lucky women
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: implanon and pregnancy risk, birth control method, pregnancy test
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: implanon and pregnancy risk, birth control method, pregnancy test, implanon
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy, best of luck, demise
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy, best of luck, demise, ultrasound
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: scant menstrual cycles and ovulation, reproductive endocrinologist, uterine cavity
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: scant menstrual cycles and ovulation, reproductive endocrinologist, uterine cavity, scar tissue
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: trying to conceive??, ectopic pregnancy, brenda
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: trying to conceive??, ectopic pregnancy, brenda
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: How far along?, home pregnancy test, irregular periods
home pregnancy test, irregular periods, prometrium: Dear Holly, Typically women are at least three weeks along when they get a positive on a home pregnancy test. If you got a positive on 3/22 for the first time, I would suspect you are at least 4 weeks, 3 days today, but I cannot tell you any more definitively...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: fetal heart reae at 11 weeks, subchorionic hematoma, misscarage
subchorionic hematoma, misscarage, doctors office: Dear Jamie, Many times, when bleeding/clots are passed during pregnancy, a subchorionic hematoma may be the cause. Vaginal bleeding affects 25% of all women during the first half of pregnancy and is a common reason for 1st trimester ultrasounds. The incidence...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: fibroids, boarder line, tubal ligation
boarder line, tubal ligation, insulin production: Dear Erica, The average fetal weight at 27 weeks would be approximately 1.93 pounds. So, yes, the 2 lbs. 6 oz. would be above average, however not necessarily unexpected with a diabetic mother. Diabetes during pregnancy causes the mother s increased blood...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: is my grandchild ok?, gestational sac, vanishing twin
gestational sac, vanishing twin, heart activity: Dear Dee, An irregularly shaped gestational sac on ultrasound can indicate a few things. It may be that there is some bleeding that is adjacent to the pregnancy that has caused the distortion, sometimes there has been compression by another pregnancy that...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: HCG level didn't double after 48 hours but heart beat was seen at ultrasound, blood test results, 102 bpm
blood test results, 102 bpm, 116 bpm: Dear Elaine, Early ultrasound dating is almost always more reliable than LMP calculations. It may simply be that your original dates were off and that you conceived later than you thought. It is a positive sign that the baby continues to have a strong heart...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Heavy Bleeding, lining of the uterus, bleeding after sex
lining of the uterus, bleeding after sex, irrational fears: Dear Karen, Well, the bleeding to death part, you really need not worry about. The normal amount of blood lost during menstruation is about 2 to 8 tablespoons, although I know it seems like more than that. So, even if you have an unusually heavy period...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hormonal imbalnce, pregnancy test, chorionic gonadotropin
pregnancy test, chorionic gonadotropin, menstrual cycles: Dear Michelle, No. The levels of hormones which affect our menstrual cycles - mainly estrogen and progesterone - will not alter the results of a pregnancy test. A pregnancy test looks exclusively for the presence of one thing - hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: implanon and pregnancy risk, implanon implant, irregular menstrual bleeding
implanon implant, irregular menstrual bleeding, pregnancy risk: Dear Worried , Implanon, nor any other hormonal birth control method, will affect the results of a pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests check for the hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). hCG is a hormone produced essentially only during pregnancy. In...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: just to know if i'm pregnant, sperm cells, fertile window
sperm cells, fertile window, using a condom: Dear Shekinah, If the condom slipped off during or after ejaculation, the sex was essentially unprotected. Anytime you have unprotected sex you have to consider yourself susceptible to pregnancy, however there are times during the cycle when your chances...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Large Uterus/Laparoscopy, uterus fibroids, gall bladder
uterus fibroids, gall bladder, enlarged uterus: Dear Shanel, Well, the phone antenna poking into the area where an incision is attempting to heal can t help. :-) However, I would not consider it unusual for you to still have a bit of fatigue (especially considering the three flights of stairs) and...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Lost Tampon Aftermath, ovulation discharge, using tampons
ovulation discharge, using tampons, cervical mucus: Dear Kate, I will assume that your discomfort is the abundant cervical mucus that is produced during ovulation. Unfortunately, I do not know of anything to decrease this for you. Some women have a real abundance and others notice a small increase. However,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: low AFI level, chronic hypoxia, low levels of amniotic fluid
chronic hypoxia, low levels of amniotic fluid, low amniotic fluid: Dear Udyan, A very low AFI, such as your wife s, indicates a condition called oligohydramnios. Oligohydramnios is the condition of having too little amniotic fluid. Doctors can measure the amount of fluid through a few different methods, most commonly through...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: low HCG, ectopic pregnancy, hcg level
ectopic pregnancy, hcg level, low hcg: Dear Laura, The average hCG level at 6 weeks of pregnancy is 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml. So, your level of 600 mIU/ml would be pretty low. In the 1st trimester of a healthy pregnancy, we expect hCG levels to double every 48-72 hours. If your level on 3/20 was...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Mirena after removal symptoms, negative test result, mirena coil
negative test result, mirena coil, ovulation pain: Dear Mireille, No - the Mirena would not affect the pregnancy test result. It sounds to me like it is possible that, since the body is now sensing the lack of hormones which were supplied by the Mirena, it may have stimulated ovulation 2-3 days after removal....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Miscarriage, normal hcg level, vaginal ultrasound
normal hcg level, vaginal ultrasound, ectopic pregnancy: Dear Lori, Well, here s where I m a little confused... if the fetus did stop developing at 6 weeks, did they not do an ultrasound at the 3/31 visit? Because at that visit you would have been 6 weeks, 4 days based on LMP calculations. Regardless, there...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: MTHFR Disorder..., mthfr gene mutation, recurrent pregnancy loss
mthfr gene mutation, recurrent pregnancy loss, bad period cramps: Dear Melanie, MTHFR can have a direct correlation to pregnancy loss. One of the effects of increased homocysteine build up may be more lost pregnancies. Some research suggests that up to 21% of women with high homocysteine levels have recurrent pregnancy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: mid cycle spotting and sex, functional ovarian cysts, progesterone secretion
functional ovarian cysts, progesterone secretion, progesterone estrogen: Dear Leah, OK, your previous question seemed to indicate that you were worried about pregnancy simply because you were experiencing some mid-cycle spotting. From your clarification, it does sound like you have had some ovulation bleeding/spotting. You seem...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: miscarriage at 10 weeks, fetus is 6 weeks, chromosomal abnormality, ultrasound tech
chromosomal abnormality, ultrasound tech, tissue size: Dear Megan, Most often after a miscarriage or D&C your bleeding will taper off from heavy bleeding with clots/tissue to spotting within 7-10 days, and maybe random spotting will continue for another week. Your hCG will drop steadily, usually hitting zero...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: miscarriage, normal hcg level, ectopic pregnancy
normal hcg level, ectopic pregnancy, ectopic pregnancies: Dear Crystal, With a LMP of 2/16 (making you more than 7 weeks along) and hCG levels below 1000 mIU/ml, it sounds like there definitely is a problem with the pregnancy. The normal hCG level from 7-8 weeks would be 7,650 - 229,000 mIU/ml. So, not only is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: missed period by a little over a week, hormone fluctuations, morning urine
hormone fluctuations, morning urine, hpts: Dear Amanda, If your LMP was 3/2 and you have regular 28 day cycles, you likely would have ovulated on/around 3/16. So, if the sexual encounters on 3/15 and 3/16 were unprotected, you would have been at high risk for pregnancy. The symptoms you describe...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: molar pregancy, molar pregnancies, molar pregancy
molar pregnancies, molar pregancy, molar pregnancy: Dear Yvonne, A molar pregnancy or hydatidiform mole is the result of a genetic error during the fertilization process that leads to growth of abnormal tissue within the uterus. In the US, approximately 1 out of 1,000 pregnancies is a molar pregnancy. It...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: NUVARING AND FUNNY DISCHARGE, green discharge, mount slide
green discharge, mount slide, nuvaring: I do not think that you are pregnant. Most probably this is some kind of vaginal infection thet your doctor missed because u cleaned all the discharge before u go to see her. It can be a fungal infection and this do not respond to antibiotics but to antifungals....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: I need to know if this is possibul?, depo prevera, woundering
depo prevera, woundering, birthcontrol: Dear Shauna, OK, you said you started dating this man on 1/1 and had since had two periods, correct? One was normal and one was a two-day period which is short for you on 2/8-9. So, obviously you have had at least two periods since meeting him. Also,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ovulation, lochia alba, lochia rubra
lochia alba, lochia rubra, yellowish discharge: Dear Nicole, The bleeding after delivery is called lochia. Postpartum bleeding starts out bright red (lochia rubra). The postpartum bleeding generally stays bright red for anywhere from 3-7 days after giving birth. After that time, the color will become...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: ovarian pregnancy, yolk sac, extrauterine pregnancy
yolk sac, extrauterine pregnancy, intrauterine pregnancy: Dear Chanda An intrauterine pregnancy may coexist at the same time with an extrauterine pregnancy, a case known as heterotopic pregnancy. Although rare, it is more common to occur if an IVF technique is used to achieve pregnancy. A yolk sac may not be visible...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: ovulation, yolk sac, gestational sac
yolk sac, gestational sac, confusing question: Dear Lisa, As a general rule, women will ovulate approximately 14 days before the onset of the next period. But because your menstrual history is slightly unreliable, (and actually even if it wasn t) your most accurate and reliable piece of information...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pain in side after birth, corpus luteum cyst, ovarian cystectomy
corpus luteum cyst, ovarian cystectomy, dear jill: Dear Jill, Because you have a history of the previous cyst, you really need to let your doctor know and have this checked. A simple (painless) ultrasound should be able to determine whether this is the cause of your discomfort. Normal post-partum recovery...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Period after birth, estrogen dominance, low birth weight
estrogen dominance, low birth weight, thyroid dysfunction: Dear Sam, It sounds like you have been experiencing cycle irregularity since the delivery. Often this is because your body has just not gotten your hormones regulated quite right again. There are many various potential causes for irregularities in our...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Period like bleeding & cramping, home pregnancy tests, normal hcg levels
home pregnancy tests, normal hcg levels, first trimester of pregnancy: Dear Sara, The range of normal for hCG levels in pregnancy is pretty broad, but at 5 weeks the hCG levels should be between 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml. Now, keep in mind that 24 really is considered quite low. In fact many home pregnancy tests would not even pick...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Periods and New Birth Control, male condoms, birth control method
male condoms, birth control method, ortho evra patch: Dear Beth, Stopping any hormonal birth control in the middle of the cycle has the potential of causing a disruption in your normal menstrual cycles. For starting NuvaRing, you typically count the first day of your actual menstrual period as Day 1, and...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pink discharge, egg implants, hormone fluctuations
egg implants, hormone fluctuations, pregnant women experience: Dear Michelle, Most often after a miscarriage or D&C your bleeding will taper off to spotting within 7-10 days, and maybe random spotting will continue for another week. Your hCG will drop steadily, usually hitting zero during the end of the spotting, or...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Please Read, corpus luteum cyst, painful menstrual periods
corpus luteum cyst, painful menstrual periods, pain during sexual intercourse: Dear Samantha, Since you are having lower abdominal discomfort combined with the irregular cycles, I would suspect this pain might be ovarian in nature. You may have a cyst on your ovary which is causing both the delayed period and the discomfort. The...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: AM I PREGNANT HELP, fact progesterone, gastrointestinal infection
fact progesterone, gastrointestinal infection, cervical mucus: Dear Karen I do not think you are pregnant and I do wonder why u started provera with clomid. To my knowledge, there is no point of using progesterone with clomid to induce ovulation. In fact progesterone may thicken cervical mucus and renders its penetration...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy, subchorionic hematoma, steady heart
subchorionic hematoma, steady heart, fetal growth: Dear Karen, I believe what they are referring to is a subchorionic hematoma. A subchorionic hematoma is simply a collection of blood either within the folds of the developing placenta or between the placenta and the uterine wall. A small to moderate sized...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy U/S Confusion..., yolk sac, vaginal ultrasound
yolk sac, vaginal ultrasound, weeks of pregnancy: Dear Shell Determination of the gestational age in the first 6-8 weeks of pregnancy relies on measuring the yolk sac and the normal range of this is very variable. U can be 8 weeks pregnant bur measures six and vice versa. The same applies for heart beats...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnant with breast pains, fitting bras, breast pains
fitting bras, breast pains, double edged sword: Dear Sona, Unfortunately, there is likely not a whole lot you can do to ease the discomfort for awhile. The breast soreness and swelling that occurs with pregnancy is related to the increase in hormones. Those hormones are needed to support and maintain...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Preterm Labor, contractions, pregnancies
contractions, pregnancies, utero: Dear Amy, If the medications (which I assume they tried) did not work to stop your contractions, the only course is to wait it out. You can try bedrest, or at least staying down as much as possible, for your own comfort. But that may or may not reduce the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Prolapse fibroid in pregnancy, reproductive hormones, amniotic sac
reproductive hormones, amniotic sac, hcg levels: Dear Amy, What I ve heard from you sounds pretty appropriate thus far. Reproductive hormones like estrogen and progesterone can stimulate cell growth, causing fibroids to form. During pregnancy, the increase in these hormones may cause fibroids to grow...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: PUPPS, pruritic urticarial papules, pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
pruritic urticarial papules, pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, backround info: Dear Amy, Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) normally occurs in first pregnancies during the third trimester with an average onset of 35 weeks. It usually does not affect subsequent pregnancies. The actual rash of PUPPP almost...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: PV Bleeding problems, bloods, excercise
bloods, excercise, lesion: Dear Rochelle No. There is nothing u can do to stop the bleeding by yourself. If your doctor is unable to provide an explanation, seek another doctor. Anyway, if this bleeding occurs at the time of menstruation and continue for the few days in the first...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Back pain, dull pain, family physician
dull pain, family physician, urinary tract infection: Dear Haley The back pain under the ribs u described can be either due to referrerd rheuamtic, musculoskeletal or renal reason and is most likely not related to pregnancy. If u have burning micturition, frequency or urgency at urination, this increases the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: peri menopause and pregnant, initial ultrasound, progesterone levels
initial ultrasound, progesterone levels, intrauterine pregnancy: Dear Gaea, Well, if you are unable to change doctors, you will have to make the best of the situation. I would not be overly concerned about the Provera that you took. More than likely all that did was to regulate your cycles enough to enable your body...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: periods after giving birth, first period after childbirth, period after childbirth
first period after childbirth, period after childbirth, giving birth: Dear Amber, Your first period after childbirth is dependent upon whether you are breastfeeding or not. Women who are not breastfeeding will usually start menstruating 6-8 weeks postpartum. If you are breastfeeding, you may not menstruate until you wean...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: post partum menstrual cycle, first period after childbirth, cervical mucus
first period after childbirth, cervical mucus, breast feed: Dear Nicole, If you attempted breastfeeding for two weeks only, it would not play a part in the menstrual cycle at this point. The bleeding after delivery is called lochia. Postpartum bleeding is similar to the bleeding that occurs during a menstrual period,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy, high prolactin level, cortical cysts
high prolactin level, cortical cysts, ultrasound report: Dear sasi The only 2 abnormalities that deserve attention and consideration in your ultrasound report and lab investigations are the polycystic ovary and the high prolactin level. In order to correct these, you have to start treatment with an ovulation...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy, symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, ruptured ectopic pregnancy
symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, gastrointestinal symptoms: Dear Sarita, If the pregnancy is located in the ovary - or anywhere outside the uterus, it is an ectopic pregnancy. This is a fairly common occurrence when pregnancy occurs with an IUD in place. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg attaches...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnancy??, serum beta hcg, clearblue pregnancy test
serum beta hcg, clearblue pregnancy test, early pregnancy test: Dear Amanda, Home pregnancy are often inaccurate until pregnancies get to the point where the placenta is well-established and making the hCG. Although some tests claim accuracy on the first day of a missed period, I usually suggest that women wait until...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Can I be pregnant, fertile window, morning urine
fertile window, morning urine, accurate results: Dear Laura, With a 30 day cycle length, you will usually ovulate on/about cycle day 16, so your fertile window will typically be cycle days 12-22. CD 7 would not be within that fertile window. Now, obviously it is not impossible to conceive a pregnancy...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnant?, sperm cells, mid cycle
sperm cells, mid cycle, menstrual bleeding: Dear Erin, Typically when women have some spotting in the middle of the cycle, it is related to ovulation rather than a pregnancy. During a woman s menstrual cycle, there are two estrogen drops - the first drop is right before the the egg is released from...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnant with copper iud, hormone fluctuations, copper iud
hormone fluctuations, copper iud, morning urine: Dear Luella, The symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle. That is why it so difficult to diagnose a pregnancy based on symptoms alone. Statistically, Paragard (the copper IUD) is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pregnant week 13, braxton hicks contractions, 3rd trimester of pregnancy
braxton hicks contractions, 3rd trimester of pregnancy, emergency medical care: Dear Nayla, You really need to use your own judgement as to whether to seek emergency medical care and, as I m sure you ve determined by now, this site is not an immediate answer site. The experts on this site are encouraged to answer our questions within...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: psos and how to fall pregnant with this condtion, male pattern baldness, excessive hair growth
male pattern baldness, excessive hair growth, excess insulin: Dear Chrissy, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health problem that can affect a woman s menstrual cycle, ability to have children, hormones, heart, blood vessels, and appearance. About one in ten women of childbearing age has PCOS and is the most common...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Question, ultrasound measurement, irregular cycles
ultrasound measurement, irregular cycles, pregnancy test: Dear Trisha, The five day difference absolutely would equate to a longer (32 day) cycle length, and thus a later ovulation day for that cycle - making for a 6 week, 1 day gestational age rather than a 6 week, 6 day age. Based on a 32 day cycle length, you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: question, ovulation predictor kit, basal body temperature
ovulation predictor kit, basal body temperature, ovulation conception: Dear Marcie, Irregular periods tend to indicate a lack of ovulations. Without ovulation, conception is - to say the least, very difficult, and at most impossible. If you are regulating at 42 day cycles, you MIGHT be ovulating around cycle day 27, or at...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Sciatic Nerve Pain during Pregnancy, buttocks pain, pain during pregnancy
buttocks pain, pain during pregnancy, nerve pain: From your description, you could be experiencing several different problems. It s possible that you have a sciatic nerve issue, or possibly Periformus Syndrome. Buttocks pain can be caused by a compression of the nerve as it passes either near, or through...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Semen Leakage, cause of infertilty?, sperm cells, cervical mucus
sperm cells, cervical mucus, egg whites: Dear Katie, The abundant, stringy, cervical mucus - like an egg whites consistency - is indicative of impending ovulation. It usually begins the week before ovulation happens and continues through ovulation day. As for the leakage - this happens with...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Shocked, mirena iud, symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy
mirena iud, symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, gastrointestinal symptoms: Dear Liz, When pregnancy occurs with an IUD in place, the IUD is typically removed. This procedure can occasionally induce a miscarriage, but it can be done without any complication whatsoever too. If for some reason the Mirena IUD cannot be removed, there...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Shortened cervix & funneling, previous pPROM & delivery, subchorionic hematoma, shortened cervix
subchorionic hematoma, shortened cervix, distinct shape: Dear Amy, I think the only new thing here that I didn t already address is the voluntary bedrest. If you want to put yourself on bedrest - or near bedrest - that is something you can do on your own. They may tell you it is not necessary due to the fFN...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Spotting/Abnormal period?, facial hair growth, excess facial hair
facial hair growth, excess facial hair, estrogen dominance: Dear Kelly, I would suspect that your altered periods are likely due to a bit of a hormonal imbalance - as most cycle irregularities are. This happens occasionally for all women - even those who are usually like clockwork . There are many various potential...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Still a bit confused, cycle history, sonogram
cycle history, sonogram, lmp: Dear Trisha, Women are expected to ovulate approximately 14 days prior to the beginning of the onset of the next period - based on how the menstrual cycle works. So, with a 32 day cycle history and a 10/5 LMP date, you would have been expected to ovulate...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: scant menstrual cycles and ovulation, thyroid disorder, exercise stress
thyroid disorder, exercise stress, regular periods: Dear Andrea, If ovulation does not occur in a woman, no egg is released from the ovary, and hence technically there should be no bleeding or periods in the woman at all in that month. So if a woman is not pregnant and does not get her periods, it is typical...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Can semen in toilet water cause pregnancy?, cause pregnancy, toilet water
cause pregnancy, toilet water, awful thoughts: Dear Andrew, The chance of a pregnancy occurring from a situation as you ve described is so very, very, very low. In fact, I would say it would be near to impossible. I would not spend one more second of time worrying about it. But do make sure that you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: What if I was sensitized?, rh immune globulin, rh incompatibility
rh immune globulin, rh incompatibility, red blood cells: Dear Keisha, Rh incompatibility occurs only if you are Rh negative and your baby is Rh positive. In most cases, development of antibodies (sensitization) can be prevented, but if antibodies are formed, they will cross the placenta and can cause serious...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: spotting, gestational trophoblastic disease, stomach gas
gestational trophoblastic disease, stomach gas, transvaginal ultrasound: Dear Brandi I wish u could tell me ur age. However, in all circumstances, a transvaginal ultrasound should be done to exclude possible pregnancy complications such as abortion, ectopic pregnancy or gestational trophoblastic disease. This is number 1 priority....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Trying to understand, pregnancy test, morning urine
pregnancy test, morning urine, fertile time: Dear Tawanna, Three days before your period is due is typically not a real fertile time of your cycle, but if you have had unprotected sex anytime during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. You will need to test for...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: test, morning urine, drex
morning urine, drex, accurate results: Dear Drex, Although some tests claim accuracy on the first day of a missed period, I usually suggest that women wait until the week after a missed or spotty period before testing for pregnancy. This tends to minimize the incidence of false negative results...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: thin uterus, surgical scar, c sections
surgical scar, c sections, uterine rupture: Dear Monica, The very best resource for this is the previous doctor who saw your uterus up close and personal. I would simply suggest that you have a discussion with him about your risks for another pregnancy. With any previous C-section, there is some...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: toxoplasmosis and pregnancy?, toxoplasmosis and pregnancy, mild flu
toxoplasmosis and pregnancy, mild flu, flu symptoms: Dear Sarah, Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite is in the intestine of cats and shed in cat feces, mainly into litter boxes and garden soil. You can get the parasite by handling cat litter or soil where there is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: trying to conceive??, ectopic pregnancy, fallopian tube
ectopic pregnancy, fallopian tube, lost one: Dear Courtney, Yes, you can still conceive with one open and functioning Fallopian tube. Unfortunately, there is no way to be able to estimate when this will occur for you - I wish I could. I can tell you that even couples who have no fertility obstacles...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: trying to conceive, lh surge, careful driver
lh surge, careful driver, opk: Dear Kristi, First, riding on the back of a motorcycle is actually fine - especially if it is a larger, cruising bike and you mainly ride on paved road where there is not a lot of consistent hard jolting. Now - if you off-road bike on rough terrain, that...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: tubal and pregnancy, serum beta hcg, home pregnancy test
serum beta hcg, home pregnancy test, test serum: Dear Teena, If a woman is still in her childbearing years, many doctors will do a pregnancy test before performing a tubal ligation. You might want to call your doctor s office to see if this was done. If not, it is not impossible that you might have conceived...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: tubel questions, mature egg, fallopian tubes
mature egg, fallopian tubes, fallopian tube: Dear Steph, Unless you have your ovaries removed (which you don t with a tubal ligation), you do still ovulate. Ovulation is the release of a mature egg from the ovary. Typically this is followed by the egg traveling down/through the Fallopian tube where...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Uh, so, what are my odds?, vaginal opening, unprotected sex
vaginal opening, unprotected sex, ejaculations: Dear Katherine, Cycle day 5 would not be considered a fertile day of your cycle. If you have regular 28 day cycles, you would be expected to ovulate on/around CD 14-15. Now, I won t say that it would be absolutely impossible because technically anytime...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: unable to conceive, ovulation predictor kit, ovulation period
ovulation predictor kit, ovulation period, fertility centre: Dear Sunitha, I am again suggesting that you try an Ovulation Predictor Kit. The mid-cycle bleeding, called metrorraghia, may be a sign of a hormonal imbalance. Typically, if this is not something that occurs regularly and is a fairly isolated incident...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: unable to conceive, ovulation period, fertility centre
ovulation period, fertility centre, fertility center: Dear Sunitha A diagnosis of infertility for a woman is not made before the elapse of 1 year of regular intercourse with a fertile husband with no contraceptives. The first step in the workup of analysing an infertile couple is a semen analysis of your partner....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Vitamin A in Moisturizer During Pregnancy, male fetuses, facial serum
male fetuses, facial serum, lavender oil: While I have not read any studies regarding this issue, I do know that it is very difficult to over-ingest Vitamin A, and therefore I doubt that the very small amounts that you are absorbing through your skin will have a negative impact on you or your developing...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: vaginal pain, bulging veins, vulvar area
bulging veins, vulvar area, vaginal lips: Dear Christina, More than likely it is simply the increased circulation to that area in preparation for labor and delivery making you very aware of it. However, you may want to mention this to your OB doctor, especially if the discomfort increases after...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: vbac round 2?, vbacs, maternal complications
vbacs, maternal complications, dear kathy: Dear Kathy, VBACs are typically assessed on a case-by-case basis by the attending OB and usually the evaluation of the uterus from the previous C-section by that surgeon is taken into heavy consideration. The recommendation of VBAC is made after considering...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Weight gain in first trimester, weight gain in first trimester, rate of perceived exertion
weight gain in first trimester, rate of perceived exertion, pre pregnancy: Fourteen pounds of gain is a lot for the first trimester, but since you ve only raised your calorie intake by a small amount, my guess is that you ve put on a little bit of fat, but that you re also holding on to more fluids. In the second and third trimester,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: worried about my young mother w/ scary symptoms, serum beta hcg, stopping birth control pills
serum beta hcg, stopping birth control pills, birth control pills: Dear Victoria, It is quite possible that your mother s irregular periods and hormonal symptoms are related to peri-menopause, which can start as early as the mid- to late-thirties. However, if she has engaged in unprotected sex in the last cycle or two,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Yasmin, long term relationship, irit
long term relationship, irit, bcp: Dear Irit, As a general rule, you must be on any BCP consistently for at least one full week before considering yourself protected from pregnancy. However, I personally recommend using a back-up method of protection for the first full month of use when...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 33 weeks pregnant with fourth child, abdominal pains, back pains
abdominal pains, back pains, appt: Dear Alicia, If you have a history of pre-term deliveries and have been having low back and abdominal pains, at the very LEAST, I would recommend calling your OB doctor and reporting what is going on. The back pains may be back labor. Make sure that you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 36 weeks, impending labor, cervex
impending labor, cervex, pubic bone: Dear Carrie After 7 deliveries, the current delivery is expected to occur within a relatively short period of time. Therefore, if u feel heaviness or pressure in your pubic area, it can be an early sign of impending labor. Im sure u can recall the events...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: in my 37 th week, contractions, vaginal pressure
contractions, vaginal pressure: Dear Jamie, In the last few weeks of the pregnancy, as the cervix begins to dilate and/or efface (thin out) and as the baby descends further down into the birth canal, it is very common and natural for you to feel more pressure in the pelvic area. We are...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: 42 and preg., exercise during pregnancy, prenatal exercise
exercise during pregnancy, prenatal exercise: I am not an expert on the effects that a tummy tuck can, and can not have on a subsequent pregnancy. However, I do not believe this could negatively impact uterine, fetal growth, or premature birth. You should contact the surgeon who did the procedure to discuss...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, antibody syndrome, fertility specialist
antibody syndrome, fertility specialist, neonatal intensive care: Dear Amy I am sorry for the disappointments you had. I certainly do agree with the 2 doctors who advised delivery at 32-34 weeks. In fact, I may go even earlier if there is any evidence of placental insufficiency arised ant time during pregnancy and therefore,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bleeding on Birth Control Pill After Having a Baby, starting BCP
starting BCP: Dear Lora, Did you begin the BCP on the 1st day of your menstrual cycle? There are basically two ways of starting your BCPs - Sunday Start and First Day Start. With the Sunday Start method, you start the first pill of your pack on the Sunday following...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Chances of pregnancy?, birth control pills, ortho tri cyclen
birth control pills, ortho tri cyclen, orthotricyclen lo: Dear Katie, From your menstrual and BCP-taking history as you have shared it, I would suspect you are not pregnant. It may be some tendons/ligaments stretching or pulling in a strange or different way which is causing the weird feeling in your abdomen,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Concern, placental calcification, fetal loss
placental calcification, fetal loss: Dear Shannon, I am sorry to hear of your friend s loss. It is impossible to say what caused the loss so late in the pregnancy. Though somewhat rare, this does occasionally happen. The calcification you refer to would likely indicate a premature aging of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: change of cycle, basal body temperature, centigrade to fahrenheit
basal body temperature, centigrade to fahrenheit, ovulation kits: Dear Aimee The most popular and cheapest method to monitor ovulation is the basal body temperature chart. You record your basal teperature daily, before getting up from bed in the morning and before u have ur morning tea or starting any activity, starting...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: cramping, cramping, pregnancy
cramping, pregnancy: Dear Eryn, Unfortunately, although I know it is very frustrating, the person you spoke to at your doctor s office is essentially right. The cramping you are experiencing may or may not be related to a miscarriage, but if it IS due to an impending miscarriage,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Disagree w/ doctor about due date, feeling the baby move, dear jessie
feeling the baby move, dear jessie, 3d ultrasound: Dear Jessie Let me clarify the following facts to you: 1- Trust is a basic component between you and your doctor. If you do not feel comfortable with him/her, seek a second opinion or switch to another doctor. 2- Variations in estimating the true...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: depo, Depo Provera
Depo Provera: Dear Karman, Depo Prover typically is effective for a six month time frame. Women are encouraged to have another injection of Depo Provera within six months if they do not wish to become pregnant. Your shot in February would have bee five months after the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: depoprovera, Depo Provera, cycle irregularity
Depo Provera, cycle irregularity: Dear Padma, This is a common problem with Depo Provera users. Irregular, heavy, or no bleeding are common side effects of Depo Provera. After a year of use, many women stop having periods. Lack of a period becomes increasingly common with longer use. Unfortunately,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Excercises to ease labour pain, exercise during pregnancy, prenatal exercise
exercise during pregnancy, prenatal exercise, prenatal fitness: You can maintain this level of aerobic exercise for about four week or so. As your baby grows and demands more oxygen, you ll find that your level of percieved exertion will rise. When this happens, lower the intensity of your workout accordingly. Always stay...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: excercise heart rate and urine, anaerobic threshold, interval training
anaerobic threshold, interval training, impact exercise: You can continue to exercise at the level to which you are acclimated, until about twenty weeks. Then you should slowly begin to taper down the intensity of your workouts. Always stay in a cardio-training zone, down pass your anaerobic threshold, or the point...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Rash on c-section scar, recurrent yeast infections, belly flap
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Rash on c-section scar, recurrent yeast infections, belly flap, anti perspirant
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: fetal heartbeat, exercise during pregnancy, prenatal fitness and exercise
exercise during pregnancy, prenatal fitness and exercise: I ve never read any studies regarding gender differences in gestational heart beat, so I doubt that such a distinction can be inferred. Babies of mothers who do regular cardiovascular exercise have stronger, more efficient, and therefore slower, heart rates...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: No Gestational Sac, hcg blood test, yolk sac
hcg blood test, yolk sac, gestational sac: Dear Jerri, Sometimes if the pregnancy is not progressing normally, as it seems yours was not, the gestational sac can collapse. It sounds like your gestational sac never had any contents within it, since you said they did not note an embryo or even a yolk...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: groin pain at 5 weeks, inner thigh muscles, ligament pain
inner thigh muscles, ligament pain, groin pain: Yes, this is early for both round ligament or pelvic instability pain. Sometimes groin pain can be caused by a sprain of the inner thigh muscles. If your pain continues, or gets worse, or if you feel it while you do specific movements, can a referral to...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: hcg levels??? please help..very scared, second pregnancy, hcg levels
second pregnancy, hcg levels, healthy pregnancy: Dear Samantha, You ARE very early, but in a healthy pregnancy we expect hCG levels to double every 48-72 hours. There is a broad range of normal for the actual amount - but the doubling is what we look at. Here s the deal... there really is nothing...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Intercourse during pregnancy, sex, pregnancy
sex, pregnancy: Dear Rodrigue, The fetus is completely oblivious to what is going on beyond the inner sanctum of the womb. He/she has absolutely no idea that his/her mother is having sex or what that means. The most that may be felt is a little more jostling around, which...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: intercourse in first trimester, pelvic rest
pelvic rest: Dear Kristin, This is something you should clarify with your reproductive endocrinologist. When pelvic rest is prescribed later in pregnancies for high risk of premature labor/delivery, we want to avoid both penetration and orgasm since orgasm will cause...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Losing weight after delivery, pre eclampsia, deepest condolences
pre eclampsia, deepest condolences, cardio workouts: First let me offer my deepest condolences for your loss. I know what you re going through. During my first pregnancy I developed severe, acute pre-eclampsia and needed an emergency C to save my own life. I was carrying twins, and both babies did not have...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: non alcoholic beer, gold medal winner, o douls
gold medal winner, o douls, non alcoholic beer: Dear Lachelle, No level of drinking alcohol has been proven safe during pregnancy. There are some non-alcoholic options. But please note: The legal definition of non-alcoholic is a product that contains less than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol. (This is less alcohol...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Period During First Weeks of Pregnancy?, home pregnancy tests, first weeks of pregnancy
home pregnancy tests, first weeks of pregnancy, hcg levels: Generally, home pregnancy tests take roughly 6 weeks to show reliable results, whether positive or negative, depending on their sensitivity. However, the difference between various test is only few days. The answer is yes probably yo conceived mid April...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Post delivery back pain, exercise after pregnancy, postpartum exercise
exercise after pregnancy, postpartum exercise: You could be dealing with any number of postpartum issues, such as dynamic instability in the lower spine or pelvis, disc problems associated with compression or alignment problems, or associated spine issues. Because your pain increases at night, this suggests...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: PREECLAMPSIA??, signs of preeclampsia, albuminuria
signs of preeclampsia, albuminuria, edema: Dear Earsula The edema of preeclampsia characteristically affects face and digits. All pregnant women have some kind of edema in their lower limbs which is considered normal. The most important signs for preeclampsia is a rise in your blood pressure over...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy, miscarriage, period
miscarriage, period: Dear Christeen, From your description, it sounds like the bleeding on 5/5 was likely the first period after the miscarriage - the timing would be about right and the first period after a pregnancy loss is rarely normal , so the odd bleeding part is not...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pregnancy and fibroid, uterine fibroids, pregnancy complication
uterine fibroids, pregnancy complication: Dear Chantal, Congratulations on the long-awaited pregnancy! Fibroids are actually quite common - between 50% and 80% of all women have at least one. For the most part, these fibroids cause no symptoms, though they can be problematic for about 20% of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: No period for 2 months, could I be pregnant?, home pregnancy tests, home pregnancy test
home pregnancy tests, home pregnancy test, sensitivity of home pregnancy tests: Dear caitlin The sensitivity of home pregnancy tests varies considerably according to the manufacturer although most of them shows pregnancy by 6 weeks amenorrhea. If you are having the symptoms you described with 8 weeks amenorrhea, 2 months, an ultrasound...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: post 1 year weight loss, exercise after pregnancy, postpartum weight loss
exercise after pregnancy, postpartum weight loss, post natal exercise: Since you ve been working out, this means that you have built muscle along with having lost fat. So eleven pound weight loss on the scale over one year s time, probably means that you ve actually have lost about 16 pounds of fat(!) and have gained 5 pounds...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Can i be pregnant, transvaginal ultrasound, pregnancy week
transvaginal ultrasound, pregnancy week, home pregnancy: Dear April Yes u can be pregnant. I advise a transvaginal ultrasound or home pregnancy tesy next week to confirm. Pregnancy week may not be reiable before 1-2 weeks more. Transvaginal Ultrasound can detect pregnancy of an age 4 and half weeks by an experienced...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: could I be pregnant!, vaginal ultrasound, proper diagnosis
vaginal ultrasound, proper diagnosis, ectopic pregnancy: Dear Kim Your complaint may not be significant at all on 1 side but may be extremely significant on the other side. You can be having a threatened abortion of normal pregnancy which can be treated safely and effectively in most cases. On the other hand,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: pressure, abdomen tip, aqua aerobics
abdomen tip, aqua aerobics, back pain relief: Lower back pain and pressure is common in pregnancy. It s caused by either changes in the alignment of your spine/pelvis and/or stretching of the uterine ligaments. Make sure that you stand and walk with your tailbone under your body. Don t let the weight...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Questions about my due date, 4d sonogram, straight brown hair
4d sonogram, straight brown hair, complection: Dear Kristi, Well, from everything you have shared, if a different conception date was suspected, it would be a LATER date (making the baby younger/smaller) not an earlier one (making the baby older/larger). The fact is, you will need to have a paternity...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Rash on c-section scar, exercise after pregnancy, postpartum fitness
exercise after pregnancy, postpartum fitness: Because the area stays moist, it s vulnerable to yeast and fungal infections. Most likely you re dealing with a fungal infection. This problem is actually not that uncommon. Use an anti fungal cream in the morning after your shower. Make sure that you completely...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Running Half Marathon 20 weeks pregnant, exercise during pregnancy, pregnancy running
exercise during pregnancy, pregnancy running, prenatal exercise: Because you have maintained a very high fitness level before and during this pregnancy, your body is well acclimated to running at both the volume and intensity that a half marathon requires. The placenta stops growing at 20 weeks gestation, and at this...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: re: tubal ligation, dear angie, tubal ligation
dear angie, tubal ligation, fallopian tube: Dear Angie, A successful tubal ligation is essentially effective once it is done. However, you typically should wait until your 6 week post-partum check-up before resuming sexual activity. At that time, you can discuss the surgery with your doctor to make...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Still HCG after Miscarriage?, serum beta hcg, ovulation pains
serum beta hcg, ovulation pains, beta hcg level: Dear Aja, Many doctors will monitor hCG levels after a pregnancy loss to make sure that those levels come back down between 0-5 mIU/ml - whether or not they suspect any tissue was retained or not. You need to ask your doctor whether this was done. If they...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Tri-Sprintec and Acidohilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lactobacillus acidophilus: Dear Sara, Some strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus may be considered a probiotic or friendly bacteria. These types of healthy bacteria are naturally present in the intestines and vagina and protect against some unhealthy organisms. Oral ingestion of...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: trying to have a baby, delayed ovulation, sick to my stomach
delayed ovulation, sick to my stomach, depo shot: Dear Shawna Thanks for your question. It is really hard to say whether your are pregnant or not. Most often, a delay in ovulation occurs after u stop the depot which may last for few months and a delayed ovulation, subsequently, affects the usual pattern...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: tvu @ 5w5d, 5 week FHR
5 week FHR: Dear Kristin, Everything sounds perfectly great! :-) I would not be at all concerned about the FHR of 81. It actually was a very positive sign that the heartbeat was already present before 6 weeks gestation - no matter what the rate. I hope this has...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Ultrasound in first week after conception, pregnancy nausea, nausea and vomiting
pregnancy nausea, nausea and vomiting, stomach cramps: Dear James, The nausea and vomiting and sensitivity to smells could certainly be attributed to the antibiotic. If she had a regular period on 3/19 and has regular 28 day cycles, she would have been expected to ovulate and be most fertile on 4/2 (and the...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: did not wait 6 week postpartum to have sex, having my baby, heavy bleeding
having my baby, heavy bleeding, labor and delivery: Many women bounce back faster than 6 weeks and are ready to engage in regular physical activities before that time. In fact, a quick recovery from labor and delivery is a sign of health. You should watch for the normal signs of a potential postpartum problems...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: water breaking, tocolytic drugs, weeks pregnancy
tocolytic drugs, weeks pregnancy, unborn baby: Dear Theresa This can be due to rupture of the bag of forewater that surrounds the baby and it is an emergency situation. You should have an ultrasound to determine the amount of fluid surrounding the baby and whether there may be some progression into...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Getting worried!, secondary sex characters, breast development
secondary sex characters, breast development, gynecologist: Dear Allie I think your mother is probably right. We, as Gynecologist, do not really worry and start to investigate a case except if she is 16, never experienced a period with no secondary sex characters such as breast development, appearance of pubi hair...if...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: yoga, pregnancy exercise, yoga during pregnancy
pregnancy exercise, yoga during pregnancy, pregnancy Pilates: Pilates mat work should be OK until you tummy pops out. Make sure that you focus on stability, and that you pelvis NEVER moves as you work the limbs. Sissors, Single Leg Stretch, Twisters, Leg Circles etc., should be done with the utmost control. There...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: amenorrhea w/o pregnancy, thyroid problems, hormonal problems
thyroid problems, hormonal problems, sick baby: Stacy, I am sorry for my delayed response, I have had a sick baby and been out for a few days unexpectedly! My husband came home from being gone (he is in the Marine Corps) last night so I have a little bit of time tonight! As far as your lack of menses,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Bleeding after sex, bleeding, sex
bleeding, sex: Dear Elaine, Bleeding which is brought on by sexual intercourse is never normal and is something that you should be seen by a doctor for. There are several potential causes for post-coital bleeding (bleeding after sex). Some of these are: 1. Cervical...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Breastfeeding & Trying to Conceive..., negative pregnancy tests, month old baby
negative pregnancy tests, month old baby, breastfeeding mom: Kristina, Congratulations on you son! Even when breastfeeding is not in the mix, occasionally women have an anovulatory cycle. (This is a cycle without ovulation). Now, the absence of menstruation can always signal pregnancy, however with repeated negative...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: bending over, laundry basket, third trimester
laundry basket, third trimester, countertop: When the belly gets really big, bending over becomes cumbersome for everyone. The best way to lift items off the floor is to do the golfer s lift. Place one hand on a chair, countertop, or wall for balance. Lift one foot off the floor. Teeter-totter your...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: breast tenderness, hormonal symptoms, breast tenderness
hormonal symptoms, breast tenderness, vaginal bleeding: Dear Danielle, I assume you are pregnant. :-) I would not take this as a sign of a miscarriage. Very often once women get into the 2nd trimester the hormone levels start to plateau a little bit, as opposed to spiking in the first trimester and causing...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: conception, conception date, pregnancy test
conception date, pregnancy test, 3rd of july: Dear Nicole, Again, even the date given by the ultrasound indicates a conception date on/after 10/24. This would pretty much rule out the 10/15 conception date. And the December ultrasound would have been within your 1st trimester, so it would have been...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Exercise during pregnancy, exercise during pregnancy, prenatal exercise
exercise during pregnancy, prenatal exercise: Up to 20 weeks gestation, when the placenta stops growing, you can maintain, or even increase, your cardiovascular fitness. So your cardio routine is in the good range. Monitor your level of perceived exertion, along with your HR. You ll find that as you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: early pregnancy, Progesterone
Progesterone: Dear Darlene, The normal values for progesterone in pregnancy are very broad and are as follows: First Trimester- 9-47 ng/ml Second Trimester- 17-147 ng/ml Third Trimester- 55-200 ng/ml Most doctors like to see an absolute minimum level of 10...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Iud is broken and embedded and I am 7 weeks pregnant, thanks in advance, copper
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Iud is broken and embedded and I am 7 weeks pregnant, thanks in advance, copper, pregnancy
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Medication during First Trimester, cleft lip, prednisolone
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Medication during First Trimester, cleft lip, prednisolone, progesterone
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: spotting, misscarriage, gods hands
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: spotting, misscarriage, gods hands, water bag
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: HCG and Progesterone Levels, progesterone levels, time mommy
progesterone levels, time mommy, transvaginal ultrasound: Dear Stacey Variations in hVG level is a normal finding and your values are reassuring as they show a rising trend. On the other hand, progesterone levels should not drop but if measurements were taken in 2 different labs, then variations are likely as...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Iud is broken and embedded and I am 7 weeks pregnant, risk of abortion, dear joy
risk of abortion, dear joy, laproscopy: Dear Joy This depends on the type of the IUD. Copper T IUD is the most commonly used across the world and pregnancy in most cases can continue to term without problems if the intact iud left in place. The risk of abortion or malformations is not different...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Lovenox during pregnancy, deep vein thrombosis, subchorionic hematoma
deep vein thrombosis, subchorionic hematoma, factor 5 leiden: Gigi, Congrats on your successful IVF! I agree with your doc that the bleeding and lovenox are not necessarily related. If you are having frequent u/s, the best thing you can do is wait and see. Bleeding is fairly common during the first trimester,...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Medication during First Trimester, human fetus, pregnancy period
human fetus, pregnancy period, week of pregnancy: Dear Lakshmi I am not aware of the antibiotic MOX. It may be available under a different name in my country. However, it may be useful to know that ampicillin is the only safe abtibiotic during pregnancy although it is better to avoid all in the first trimester....
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Medication during First Trimester, pregnancy period, health care providers
pregnancy period, health care providers, week of pregnancy: Dear Lakshmi, Your conception date would be about 5/1 if your last period was approximately 4/17. You didn t give me dates, so I thought you might like that information. If that is the case, the fetus would have been in the 2nd-3rd week of gestation. ...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Medication during First Trimester, amoxycillin trihydrate, pregnancy risk
amoxycillin trihydrate, pregnancy risk, pregnancy period: Lakshmi, First off, CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy. As far as your concerns, Mox-500 is a Amoxycillin Trihydrate and considered a pregnancy risk category B. It is a commonly prescribed antibiotic during pregnancy. As for the Prednisolone, it is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Multiple miscarriages, multiple miscarriages, empty egg
multiple miscarriages, empty egg, low dose birth control: Dear Jennifer, I am sorry to hear of your difficulties. Please know that you really are not alone. SO many women go through exactly what you are going through. The most common cause of miscarriage is chromosomal abnormality - meaning that something is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Need advice asap!, pain lower abdomen, home pregnancy tests
pain lower abdomen, home pregnancy tests, lower abdomen pain: Bianca, I am so sorry that you are dealing with all of these things! Typically pregnancy is not accompanied by bleeding, and pregnancy symptoms can be caused by so many things that they really don t mean pregnancy until you know you are pregnant and you...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: nervous..., taking the pills, discontinuation
taking the pills, discontinuation, 5 months: Dear Kris, More than likely it is from the discontinuation of the pills. Your body is really confused about the drop in hormones and so it thinks it is time to bleed. The literature you cite confuses me. My advice for you - if this should happen again...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: non viable pregnancy missed miscarriage, miscarriage
miscarriage: Dear Emma, A miscarriage can occur any time before 20 weeks. Among known pregnancies, the rate of miscarriage is approximately 10% and usually occurs between the 7th and 12th weeks of pregnancy. It is sometimes not always easy to tell whether a miscarriage...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: is this normal??????, household activities, misscarriage
household activities, misscarriage, sonographer: Dear nindy This is not normal and your case is most likely a case of threatened abortion. The most important line of management is complete bed rest for 2-3 days after stoppage of bleeding, no heavy lifting, excercise, sex or household activities. It is...
ObGyn/Pregnancy issues: Pain after c-section, rectus abdominis muscle, femoral nerve
rectus abdominis muscle, femoral nerve, nerve injury: Dear Melissa The pain you described and the numbness you feel point out to some nerve injury. This usually occurs during opening the abdominal cavity if retraction of the rectus abdominis muscle goes more lateral than what it should be leading to a possible...