WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2008: Re: PREGNANCY: Chemical Pregnancy?

Re: PREGNANCY: Chemical Pregnancy?

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:41:05 -0500 (CDT)

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Sammie

You can ask your doc for a blood preg test. If negative, you are now not pregnant, and may have had a biochemical pregnancy...Dr. von Almen

At Sun, 26 Oct 2008, Sammie wrote: >
>I have an almost three-year-old boy. I had a miscarriage at 9wks in
>August. I waited a full cycle to try again, I recently took a pregnancy
>test that came back faintly positive. A few days later it turned
>negative. A few days after that, I started bleeding what I thought was
>my peroid a few days late, thinking maybe I read the positive test
>wrong. The bleeding has stopped in three days; my usual periods are
>seven. I called my OB and she didn't seem concerned and said it was
>probably a Chemical Pregnancy. But I am confused because the bleeding
>was lighter and shorter than usual, when I've red you usually bleed a
>bit heavier. I am also starting to get concerned that there might be
>something wrong with me. I also had a yeast infection right before I
>took the positive pregnancy test (that I didn't treat chemically) and am
>afriad the infection caused the miscarriage? I need some advice or
>reassurance!
>
>Thanks to any help you can give.

-- Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions. ** Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.

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

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