Re: Period post-D&C

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yes, they most certainly are

I still haven't gotten my >period and am starting to get concerned that maybe I never will.

average time is 6 weeks, but up to 12 is not completley out of line

I'm 39 >years old and very anxious to start trying again but obviously I cannot
>until I menstruate. Is it possible that I've become one of those
>statistics that gets 'neutered' during a D&C?!?

hihgly unlikely!

Incidentally, I don't >know if these two things matter, but I'm mentioning them just in case:
>One, my cycles before I ever got pregnant were fairly irregular - one
>month 34 days, the next month 36 days, sometimes even 38 days! Also, the
>fetus died at 8 and a half weeks. Can anyone tell me the range of how
>long it can take to get your period after a D&C?

4 - 12 wweks, 6 is average -- with all 3 of my miscarriages, I got periods again between 6 - 8 weeks

Thank you. >
>--
>Caroline
>

best wishes for a healthy preganncy next time -- and don't give up hope . I had my daughter (now 2 1/2) at age 38

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
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