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Re: What Tests Will RE do?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 13 Nov 2001 18:04:24 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Alison wrote: >
>Hi, Last week I had my second m/c in 6 months. It was a blighted ovum;
>I was 9 wks and all the u/s showed was an empty sac and yolk sac which
>measured about 5 wks. My hcg level was 8800. In April, I had a d&c at
>12 wks when the u/s showed no h/b and baby had stopped developing at
>9w3d (after seeing h/b at 8w6d). On both pgs, I conceived the fifth
>month of trying. I am 40 years old and have 2 healthy kids - a son who
>is turning 4 this week and a daughter who is turning 6 in one month. My
>family practitioner wants to refer me to a specialist to do some tests
>to see if there is a reason for these m/cs. Here are my ?'s:
>1. What kind of tests can I expect to be done?
>
>2. Do the drs here think it is likely that there is a cause other than
>advanced (sigh) maternal age?
>
>3. Is it worth having the tests?
>
>Thank you for any input. The drs and other medical professionals here
>are so great to give so freely of their time - we all appreciate it so
>much. Alison

The sad reality is that we can only identify a specific cause about 30% of the time in recurrent miscarriage, and AMA does indeed dramatically raise your risks. As to whether or not it is worth depends on whether or not you are one of those that gets an answer.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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