WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: Vaginal bleeding after bowel movement and recent m/c

Re: Vaginal bleeding after bowel movement and recent m/c

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:57:47 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Mary wrote: >
>I recently had a m/c at about 9 weeks lmp. During the 5th week I
>started having some vaginal spotting (I am positive it is vaginal). I
>noticed would be much worse at the time of a bowel movement and it would
>gradually taper off until the next one. This continued through the
>pregnancy getting worse right before the m/c. My doctor thought it must
>have just been blood that was already in there getting pushed out but I
>thought there was too much. Everything was normal after the m/c for a
>few weeks. A few days ago, around the normal time for my first period
>it started again. There is quite a bit of blood and some clumps (again
>I am sure it is vaginal) with bowel movements and then it stops pretty
>quickly thereafter. I was hoping to get pregnant again soon but I am
>worried this may have been a cause of the m/c.

I would doubt that it had anything to do with the miscarriage.

Also, could this be a >sign of endometriosis?

Again I would doubt it. Sounds like increased intraabdominal pressure pushing out blood that has accumulated in the vagina.

RDB

It's not really painful? Mary

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