Re: Another miscarraige - pls advice(long)
From: Benny (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 20:32:15 -0500 (CDT)
Lori,
Thanks for your reply. Yes, I had a D&c and the baby has been sent for
testing. We have also given blood samples for various tests. Would get
the results in 3 weeks time.
Also what have you been taking for immune issues??
Thanks,
Benny.
At Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Lori wrote:
>
>Benny-
>
>So disappointing to hear your news... I know how
>difficult this is for you- I had 2 miscarriages myself
>last year. One was a blighted ovum - the second was
>at 8 weeks (had heartbeat at 7 weeks).
>
>I also have PCOS and was on metformin/baby aspirin.
>It is not really common for PCOS to cause the
>miscarriages - especially if you are on metformin
>(which significantly reduces the risk of miscarriage).
>
>I have a couple of questions.
>1. Did you have a D&C? If so they should have sent
>the baby for testing - this way you will know if the
>miscarriage was chromosomal or if the baby was okay
>and something else caused the miscarriage.
>2. If the testing comes back normal - I would
>recommend getting immune testing done to make sure you
>don't have immune issues that are causing the
>problems. A great web site for researching immune
>related miscarriages is http://www.rialab.com
>
>I found out that immune issues were the reason that I
>miscarried and am happy (and much relieved) to say
>that today I am 18w 1d pregnant and expecting in
>November.
>
>There are so many things that can cause a miscarriage
>- so don't put yourself through the agony and guilt of
>wondering if you could have prevented it by taking the
>baby aspirin. That isn't fair to yourself.
>
>Take care....
>
>Lori
>
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