Re: Almost constant spotting at 17 weeks

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Thank you again, Michele

"R. Daniel Braun, MD" wrote:

> At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Michele wrote:
> >
> >I am almost 17 weeks along, and have been having almost constant
> >spotting (dark red/brown) for a week and a half now. I had some light
> >implantation bleeding at 5 weeks also. I have had 3 sonograms now, one
> >just last week. My Dr. says that my uterus has moved up to where it's
> >supposed to be, and my cervix is thick. Pap smear has always been
> >normal. The baby's heartbeat has always been 154 BPM. He says that
> >everything is fine with the baby, but the cells that normally are inside
> >the cervical canal are completely covering my cervix. He says that this
> >is fairly common and that the bleeding is from irritation to my cervix.
> >I have been on mostly bedrest, but it doesn't seem to help. No matter
> >what I do, I am spotting most of the time.
> >
> >I am mostly OK with the Dr.s answers, but my husband is driving me crazy
> >with worry. We have a vacation scheduled for next month and I still
> >want to go.
> >
> >My questions are these: will this ever get better?
>
> Maybe and Maybe not.
>
> How long can this
> >last?
>
> anywhere from 1 day to 24 more weeks.
>
> Is there anything that can be done?
>
> Not really, This could be totally benign of no significance or it could
> relate to some placental problem. There is no way to tell until after
> delivery and maybe not even then. Sorry, I know you want a better
> answer, but I don't think it is there.
>
> RDB
>
> >
> >Thank you!
> >Michele
>
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