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Re: CA125 blood test

From: dr. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 11:26:18 -0500 (CDT)


At Sun, 18 Jul 1999, athena wrote: >I was diagnosed with fibroids and a right ovarian cyst in December of
>1998. I have had three sonagrams and three CA125 test. The fibroids
>have measured at 20wks, 14wks, and now at 16wks. The CA125 test has
>been at 43.7, 30.4 and now at 48.6. In December, the cyst was measured
>at 4.5. It is now smaller. I am 41 years old and would like to become
>pregnant in the future. My FSH is 9.8. I have eliminated meats from my
>diet for estrogen purposes. I have also included soy products to my
>diet. I am not experiencing any of the usual symptoms associated with
>this situation (no heavy bleeding, no pain, etc.). If it were not for
>the cyst, surgery would not be recommended at this time. The cyst does
>not appear clear on the sonagram and the CA125 blood test is slightly
>elevated. Is it possible that the presence of the fibroids can elevate
>the CA125 test?

Yes, Athena. Like cancer of ovary, the presence of the fibroids can elevate the CA-125 test too.




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