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Re: 17 weeks with menstrual like cramps

From: Les (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:14:40 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Rebecca wrote: >
>Hi
>I am 17 weeks pregnant and for the last 4 days have been experiencing
>slight menstrual like cramps. Earlier in my pregnancy I was on
>progesterone suppositories for low progesterone level. (5.9) My HCG
>levels were healthy and normal.
>I experienced this same cramping on and off early in my pregnancy -
>occasional cramping until 8 weeks. Now, 2 months later cramping is
>back. Ultrasounds, one just last Thursday, confirm a normal pregnancy
>thus far. Should I be worried about this cramping? I have had no
>bleeding associated with it.
>Also, is there any correlation between premature delivery and low
>progesterone levels early in pregnancy? Or, once the placenta takes over
>is that really a moot point from then on?
>Thanks for your help.
>Rebecca
>
>--
>Rebecca McDonnell
>

Rebecca: I had alot of cramping my first few weeks-most bothersome. I still experience it now (20wks) from time to time and my midwife assures me it's just stretching and growth. This is the time for it! Sorry, don't know about prog. levels and preemie birth.

--
Les

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