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Re: 'betterfly shaped placenta?'

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:15:59 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 13 Feb 2002, debbie wrote: >
>I am almost 13 weeks pregnant and had an ultrasound done they said baby
>looked great 60mm and strong heart rate. Though they said my placenta
>was butterfly shaped but nothing to worry about. I have had a ultrsound
>every week and this is the first time they have said anything. I became
>pregnant through Ivf and have spotted thats why all the scans. Do you
>know anything about a butterfly shaped placenta? Thanks

Given the shape of the uterus and your gestational age, I think venturing a suggestion that the placenta is "butterfly shaped" is quite unusual. I know for sure that I would not worry a bit about it... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
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Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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