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Re: A question about fibroids & abruptions

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 17:39:29 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Barbara wrote: >
>I posted earlier about the loss of my son at 37 weeks from a placental
>abruption- thank you, Dr. for your response. I have another set of
>questions for you.
>
>I was looking through the medical records from my pregnancy and read the
>radiology report from my ultrasound at 20 weeks. The radiologist
>reported that I had two anterior fibroids of 1.4 cm and 2.0 cm near the
>fundus. The report also stated that my placenta was anterior, grade I,
>nonprevia.
>
>My questions are:
>
>Is he referring to fibroid tumors?
>
>I understand that they are non-malignant, but could they have
>contributed in any way to the abruption by disrupting the blood flow to
>the placenta?
>
>Are smaller fibroids generally absorbed into the surrounding tissue?
>
>Might they cause a problem in a subsequent pregnancy if they are still
>around?
>
>Thank you for your response.

Yes

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

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