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Re: fibroid after pregnancy loss

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:12:02 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Phullara wrote: >
>I am 32 years old and I am now 2 weeks after losing my first pregnancy
>at 20 weeks. During my pregnancy my fibroid grew to 6 to 5 inches and
>the uterus grew to almost 2 inches above umbilicus. I can feel that my
>uterus is still there up to the umbilicus. My questions are
>
>1.) Is my uterus involuting slower than normal?

Yes, it likely is because of the fibroid. Further, the fibroid itself often takes 3-6 months to shrink down.

>
>2.) what is the possibility that my fibroid will go back to my
>pre-pregnant size (1 inch by i inch)?

Only tincture of time will tell. >
>3.) Should I wait up to 6 weeks before I try to get pregnant again?

Yes, I would wait for 6 weeks to resume sexual activity... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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