Re: Increased risk of miscarriage with amnio and PCOS?

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At Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Garry Siegel, MD wrote: >
>At Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Caroline wrote:
>>
>>Does anyone know of an increased risk of miscarriage after amniocentesis
>>for women diagnosed with PCOS? I am 34 years old and have been told that
>>it's a good idea for me to undergo amniocentesis because I will be 35 by
>>the time I give birth.
>>
>>I am very hesitant to undergo amnio due to the fact that it took me
>>awhile to conceive, and I was also told that I have a 50/50 chance of
>>miscarrying anyway because of the PCOS. I have also been discouraged by
>>most of my friends and coworkers due to the fact that amnio is
>>"invasive". Now I am more confused than ever.
>>
>>I am currently 16 weeks and I'm supposed to have my amnio next week.
>>
>>Any feedback is appreciated!
>
>If you are 16 weeks, a miscarriage is very unlikely (if you've
>seen/heard the heartbeat recently).
>
>I'm not aware that your risk of amnio is any different than someone
>without PCOS.
>
>Garry
>
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>Garry E. Siegel, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
>Roswell, GA
>Private Practice
>
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