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Thanks again, to you and all of the wonderful Dr.'s that take time to address questions on this board!

At Sat, 23 Mar 2002, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>At Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Julie wrote:
>>
>>HI there,
>>I am a 38 year old woman (only 38 as of 2 days ago!)and 9 weeks pg. I
>>have UC and am on maintenance therapy with mesalamine suppositories
>>(500mg 2 x per day).
>>My Dr. told me that the risk of mesalamine in pg is very small to none,
>>while the risk of active UC is very high.
>
>mesalamine is considered safe to use in pregnancy
>
> My question is
>>this...sometimes I still do suffer mild inflamation and a little rectal
>>bleeding (even while I am on the medication). Is this dangerous to my
>>baby?
>
>probably not
>
> Also, would there be some reason I might not be able to deliver
>>vaginally due to this condition?
>
>unless you have a rectovaginal fistula, you should be able to deliver
>vaginally (barring any obstetric indication for a c/section like breech
>or fetal distress)

>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>S. Lake Tahoe, CA
>author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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