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Re: Abdominal pain due to fibroids

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 12:05:00 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 16 Apr 2000, Gina wrote: >
>I am 14 weeks pregnant, and for the past day had a presistant pain in my
>lower right abdomen. The pain comes and goes in waves. I got scared,
>went to see the gynocologist who administered and ultra sound and told
>me that the pain is being caused by two fibroids (5 cm each) in the wall
>of the uterus and on it. He suggested that I take progesterone
>suppositories (Utrogestan), an anti-spasmatic Spasfon (phloroglucinol)
>twice a day.
>
>I am overseas, and my gynocologist is French (so are the drugs he
>prescribed). I wasn't able to find any information about these drugs.
>Does any one know what they do, and if they are appropriate to take
>during the second trimester of pregnancy.
>
>Thank you,
>Gina

Gina I am not familar with the second med, but we do use progesterone in the States. We usually only use it in the first trimester for threatened miscarriages, but it is a uterine relaxant, so I do not see any harm in it. We usually prescribe narcotics for the pain if it becomes severe. Good Luck.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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