Re: a few questions regarding preeclampsia
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Jul 2001 13:43:00 -0500 (CDT)
Exactly what causes pre-eclampsia is a matter of theory, study and
conjecture. Many extensive scientific papers have been written with the
theories and scientific explanations. You are referred to them for this
information much to extensive to even start here.
As for the being 6 weeks late - if the pegnancy tests are negative, it
may be a hormonal irregularity. If there's any question, get a blood
pregnancy test.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Sun, 29 Jul 2001, Lisa wrote:
>
>Hi I just have a few questions the most important one regarding preeclampsia.
>Can you please let me know what the causes of this are, recently a friend lost his child due to preeclampsia and now the mother is trying to blame him saying it was brought on by stress from him, is this possible?
>
>My other question is completely different, I have a three year old child when he was one I had a miscarriage and had to have a curet, now it took awhile for my periods to get to normal but then they did. I have been having unprotected sex for two months now and I am 6wks late, all preg tests have come up negative yet i am getting the swollen ankles, and the weird eating habits could this be a phantom pregnancy or could the tests be coming up wrong??
>
>any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated .
>
>Lisa Erkamps
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Great Neck, New York
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