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Re: still bleeding 4 weeks after miscarriage
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:29:11 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Mar 2001, kimm wrote: >
>I had my first miscarriage 4 weeks ago at 5.5 weeks and I'm still
>bleeding moderate to heavy at times. I did not have a D&C but I've been
>having quantative Hcg levels weekly.At first my levels were dropping but
>about 2 weeks ago I had a surge. My bleeding almost stopped but about 5
>days ago it became heavy again. I'm concerned because I'm also very
>tired all the time and have sparadic slight cramping. My last Hcg test
>indicated my levels were dropping. Is it normal to bleed this long?

no, and in my practice, it would be reason to do a D&C
If >anyone has experianced this please let me know.

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