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Re: What is an amniograft?

From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 May 2002 21:33:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 20 May 2002, LORI wrote: >
>At Thu, 16 May 2002, LORI wrote:
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>>I keep reading posts about women having amniografts. What is that? I
>>had a cerclage placed @ 17 weeks too & my Dr. did not do one, even when
>>my membranes ruptured. Also I read a post about a procedure where
>>amniotic fluid can be replaced. Again, my Dr. (who was a
>>Maternal-Fetal Specialist)did not mention that either when my water
>>broke. I am beginning to wander if perhaps more could have been done to
>>possibly avoid my pre-term labor & m/c @ 19 weeks! Everything was going
>>ok, all tests were normal, sonograms were normal & h/b was great, even
>>after my fluid leaked out & membranes ruptured. I was only dilated to 1
>>for 3 days. Another cerclage was not even attempted, even though Dr.
>>said there was a way to actually push the membranes back inside enough
>>to do it. What do you think about all of this?

Once the water breaks, I am not aware that any kind of amniografts or replentishment is realistic, sorry. Once that happnes, a cerclage is not appropriate. Unfortunately, you just have to hope all is OK, but usually a loss will occur if that happnes.

sorry for your loss.

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Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA

No private emails; advice here does not constitute a physician-patient relationship.

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