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Re: 17 weeks with menstrual like cramps

From: Rebecca (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 Nov 2000 10:34:11 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Les wrote: >
>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
>

Les, Thanks for the reply. It is hard to find people that experience the menstrual - like cramps! Rebecca






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