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Re: Bleeding and pain after methotrexate

From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:17:29 -0600

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> At Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Tracy wrote:
> >
> >I had an ectopic pregnancy diagnosed 2 weeks ago with high-resolution
> >ultrasound and was treated with methotrexate. I cramped for 3 days and
> >bled for a week, but the HCG levels on days 4 and 7 dropped by 30%, so
> >my ob said treatment was effective.
> >Now I am out of town and I have started severe cramping this morning and
> >am bleeding again- bright red blood. Should I be concerned or am I just
> >trying to pass some tissue, as happened with a previous miscarriage?
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
>
> Methotrexate??? I thought that was chemotherapy??!

Methotrexate is used for ectopic pregnancies as well as in many other situations. My mother takes it for her rheumatoid arthritis.

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Mary Shoup
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