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>Tracy,

Noticed you've been waiting for an answer. Fibroids aren't caused by pregnancy, but sometimes they grow during a pregnancy. Usually fibroids don't cause a miscarriage ,and they don't usually disappear. (they can shrink during menopause). Just to resassure you, I and many other women have had children with multiple fibroids. One of mine was quite large. There's more information on fibroids and pregnancy in the archives. As far as BCP go I think the current thinking is they don't cause fibroids to grow (that used to be what was thought). See your doc for more info- I hope this helps in the meantime.

>During my amnio, the technician spotted a fibroid - didn't say much
>about it, just that I had one.
>Things with the baby didn't work out (miscarriage) and I had to have a
>D&E 3 weeks ago. :( Now I'm having a bit of pain in my lower left
>abdomen. It's NOT an ovarian cyst because I had that ovary removed, but
>it does remind me of that type of pain. I doubt it's a complication of
>my procedure but I'm trying to get back in to see the perinatologist
>regarding this.
>
>Could this be the fibroid? How long do they take to disappear if they
>are caused by pregnancy? Should I avoid using BCP's if it is?
>
>Thank you so much for answering!! You doctors are just the best!!!

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