PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 2000: Re: question about fibroids and pregnancy?

Re: question about fibroids and pregnancy?

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:55:13 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Jill wrote: >
>My 33 yr old sister is pregnant...~14-15 weeks...only found out she was
>pregnant at 10 weeks because she was still taking birth control
>pills...but also taking an experimental drug for severe psoriasis that
>obviously lowered the effectiveness of the BC pills.
>
>The question is regarding her last checkup...she was told that her
>uterus was very large...said that it could be a result of another fetus
>(but her ultrasound at 10 weeks only picked up 1 heartbeat...no multiple
>births in either family)...the other thing was it could be fibroids.
>
>They apparently will investigate further at her next ultrasound.
>
>What does this mean for her pregnancy...does it give greater risks for
>miscarriages, delivery, etc...??
>
>Thanks
>
>J

whether or not a fibroid will have any impact on the pregnancy depends on how many there are, where they are in relationship to the placenta -- a fibroid right under the placenta may increase the risk of preterm labor -- your sis is pretty much past the miscarriage risk

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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