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Re: Bleeding/Clotting at 6 weeks

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:35:49 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Beth wrote: >
>Hello -
>
>I am six weeks pregnant. On Monday of this week I had some light
>spotting and bleeding which went away with bedrest (my husband and I had
>intercourse Sunday night). Yesterday (Wednesday) this happened again,
>but with much more severity. I have been bleeding now for more than 24
>hours and have some very strong cramps. My personal history is that I
>am over 35, married and we have two young children. My doctor has
>prescribed bedrest at this point as I am not going through a pad an hour
>(it's been close to that, though). Does this sound like I am
>experiencing a miscarriage? Some of the clots are large, some are small.
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you - Beth

By definition, you are having a Threatened miscarriage. (Bleeding and or cramping). Only time will tell if you are going to miscarry or not. There is nothing that can be done about it. Studies have shown that nothing will change the outcome. Even bedrest has only been shown to do no harm. Miscarriages are usually due to chromosomal problems with the fetus. These are more common the older the woman is.

RDB

-- R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

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