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Re: blighted ovum From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net) Mon, 21 Apr 1997 21:01:15 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Kelly: "Re: Prolapse" Previous message: Mary: "Nabothian Cysts" In reply to: Loriann: "blighted ovum" At Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Loriann wrote: > >diagnosed with a blighted ovum when i had a miscarriage...what is that? >i cannot find the definintion in any of my books. this happened last >november > >I am 38 years old and pregnant again 1 month....do you think this is >likely to happen again? > Loriann I am very sorry about your miscarriage. I've had 2, so I can understand the mix of excitement and anxiety you may be feeling now. First, you are much, much more likely to deliver a healthy, happy baby than you are to miscarry again (the risk of recurrent miscarriage after 1 previous is about 20%). A blighted ovum is basically a fertilized egg that stops developing very early in the pregnacy, before a heartbeat ever forms. It often is a random event. Sometimes a low progesterone level can cause an early miscarriage; this can easily be checked with a blood test, and if low, supplements may be helpful. The best of luck to you. My thoughts are with you, Loriann. -- Kelly Shanahan, MD S. Lake Tahoe, CA Next message: Kelly: "Re: Prolapse" Previous message: Mary: "Nabothian Cysts" In reply to: Loriann: "blighted ovum"

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