PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for June, 2000: Re: Amniosentesis.....????

Re: Amniosentesis.....????

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Jun 2000 20:17:10 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Amy wrote: >
>Hello,
>I have been told that next week I have to have this big needle put in my
>stomache and I'm not very excited. I was kind of in shock when the
>doctor told me what we had to do I forgot to ask a couple of questions.
>Like does it hurt? Do they just shove it in there or do they give me
>drugs or numb the area? Should I be worried about this amnio causing
>extra problems? I once read that it was a risky thing to do. Thanks for
>listening (reading) bye bye.
>
>--
>Amy
>

It is not a BIG needle. It is the same size needle that most injections are given with. It is just a little longer thna the other one. SOme physicians inject local and others do not. Several years ago, some studies were done and they found that not injecting local was the least painful. Amniocentesis should be done while observing the entry of the needle on the ultrasound machine. This markedly decreases the incidence of complications. If you are sensitized to "E", I hope you have at least had a consultation with a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist. There are some recent advances in the management of isoimmunization which have markedly decreased if not eliminated the need for amniocentesis.

RDB

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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