Follow up Q - Re: placenta lake/

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can it grow in size? If yes, can it be a cause od PTL. I am currently being treated with bedrest and Turbuteline for PTL.

Thanks.

At Fri, 28 Jun 2002, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>At Fri, 28 Jun 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>I am currently at 29w1d. On my 20w as well as 29w u/s, they found a
>>placenta lake that measures about 23 by 13 mm. My doc said not to
>>worry. However, I want to understand what does it mean - what causes
>>this - can it harm the baby - what are the possible things that could
>>happen due to this?
>>
>>Thanks
>
>this is pretty samall. A placental lake is just a pool of blood in the
>placenta -- and a small one like yours is clinically insignificant
>
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