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Re: PREGNANCY: 29 YR OLD HIGH RISK PREGNANCY WITH HEART DISEASE

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:00:26 -0500 (CDT)


Christina

Please talk to your doc about this. I am not a high risk perinatologist, so do not want to give you faulty information. Good Luck...Dr. von Almen

At Mon, 24 Sep 2007, Christina wrote: >
>I am 15 weeks pregnant and have cardiomyopathy. My Dr. just called and
>wants me to go on lovenox. I have never had a problem with blood clots
>and am worried why he wants me on this. I am also on levothyroxine for
>thyroid medicine. I am nervous after reading that lovonox can cause
>birth defects according to the fda site. My question is: why do I need
>this if all labs are ok and no history of blood clots.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Private Practice New Orleans, La.




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