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Re: Factor 5 Leiden

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:07:30 -0600 (CST)

At Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Hale, wrote: >
>I just found out I had Factor 5 Leiden Mutation. I had a miscarriage at 22
>weeks, which caused my doctors to do extensive blood work. I also had a
>miscarriage with an empty sac diagnosed at 8 weeks. Could an early blood
>clot cause this? When should you begin taking Heparin? My doctor said
>after a heart beat is detected, but I am concerned that a problem might
>already be occurring.
>
>Beth Hale
>720 267-4791 office
>303 437-9999 cell

Beth

I am not sure, but would think you would need to be on the heparin from either trying to conceive or from having a positive test. It is impossible to say if the factor 5 mutation caused this miscarriage, it could also have been genetic. 

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.


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