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Re: Estrogen PatchesFrom: Laurie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 22 May 1997 11:43:59 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 22 May 1997, Kelly wrote: > >At Wed, 21 May 1997, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >> >>Situation: >> >>A doc is "testing" estrace patches on IVF and recurrent miscarriage patients. >>If the area under the patch is pink, he's saying they have antibodies to >>estrogen. >> >>My husband gets a pink area under his nicotine patch. Does he have antibodies >>to nicotine? >> >This ia a new one for me. I haven't heard of anything like this. Maybe >Dr. Lovely, being a reproductive endocrinologist, has read some >research in this area. > >If it's true, then I have antibodies to bandaids. > >-- >Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG >S. Lake Tahoe, CA > >note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of a face to face consultation and examination. > I haven't heard of this, either, and neither has my office partner. I would wonder how one would distinguish between a reaction to the medical substance (estrogen, nicotine) and the vehicle (glue, patch material). Dr. Shanahan, you seem to know all the answers--are you sure you didn't sneak a few years of RE in along the way? :-)
-- Laurie Lovely, MD RE fellow, UNC-Chapel Hill
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